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Results from Grimethorpe PFBC turbine cascade tests

Journal Article · · Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5544920
The test program at the Grimethorpe Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Combustion (PFBC) facility included an assessment of the potential for deposition, corrosion, and erosion of gas turbine blade materials when exposed to PFBC off gases. Flue gas from the combustor was fed through three stages of cyclones before entering the cascade. The impulse foils were approximately the size and shape of the first stage blades in the GE MS-1002 gas turbine. The cascade operated through three test series, accumulating a total of 649 hours. The conditions experienced are summarized. The paper lists the alloys tested, and discusses the efficiency of the cyclones, the particle size distribution of the dusts not removed by the cyclones, and corrosion of the turbine blades. 4 references, 1 figure, 2 tables.
OSTI ID:
5544920
Journal Information:
Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States), Journal Name: Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States) Vol. 65; ISSN MCFAD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English