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High-temperature energy systems. Quarterly progress report, August 1-October 31, 1964

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5867269
The design and testing of a self-sustaining closed-cycle gas turbine operating on hydrodynamic gas-lubricated bearings are reported. The problems involved in continuously circulating suspensions in a closed loop, including erosion of equipment, are being studied. The feasibility of recycling suspensions through heat exchangers is being analyzed using aluminum and stainless steel particles suspended in nitrogen. A meter for measuring the flow of solids in gas-solid suspensions is described. A 250 psig simulated nuclear coal gasification system containing a fluidized-bed coal gasifier is described. Helium heated to 2200/sup 0/F in the reactor supplies heat for the steam gasification of char-bituminous coal pretreated to destroy its caking properties. The testing of alloys for exchanger tubes in externally heated gasifiers is discussed.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Morgantown, WV (USA). Morgantown Coal Research Center
OSTI ID:
5867269
Report Number(s):
TID-21596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English