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Conceptual design of the MHD engineering test facility

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6371485
The reference conceptual design is summarized of the MHD Engineering Test Facility (ETF), a prototype 200 MWe coal-fired electric generating plant designed to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of open cycle MHD. Main elements of the design are identified and explained, and the rationale behind them is reviewed. Major systems and plant facilities are listed and discussed. Construction cost and schedule estimates are presented, and the engineering issues that should be reexamined are identified.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center; Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Francis Bitter National Magnet Lab.; Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Gilbert Associates, Inc., Reading, PA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AI01-77ET10769
OSTI ID:
6371485
Report Number(s):
DOE/NASA/10769-18; CONF-810639-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English