Ceramic-heat-exchanger technology. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6490822

Ward, M E; Kubasco, A J

Technology for pressurized, high-temperature, ceramic-tube heat exchangers is being established by environmental, design, and fabrication studies. The design study included the finite-element stress analysis of the ceramic components contained in the DOE Ceramic Heat Exchanger Test Module. This test module contains twenty-eight, 4.56-m(15 ft)-long ceramic tubes with a 11.43-cm(4.5 in.)-dia ceramic header. It has been operated successfully for 125 h up to firing temperatures of 1700/sup 0/K (2600/sup 0/F) and outlet air temperatures of 1533/sup 0/K (2300/sup 0/F) at 689.4 kPa (100 psia). This unit was then fired with a pulverized-coal burner under EPRI sponsorship for 25 h.

• Research Organization: Solar Turbines, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6490822
• Report Number(s): EPRI-AP-2883; ON: DE83901832
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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