MHD ETF conceptual design. Volume I. Summary and recommendations

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6645769· OSTI ID:6645769

Retallick, F. D.

Three conceptual designs of an MHD Engineering Test Facility (ETF) were defined. The first concept designated, ETF-1 is a complete MHD-steam powerplant with all of the features expected in a large scale commercial unit. The facility was sized compatible with the smallest available modern reheat steam turbine unit. The ETF-2 concept is a facility designed for the purpose of pilot scale demonstration of the major MHD equipment. No steam turbine was included and the size was selected as a minimum felt practical for successful MHD extrapolation to larger commercial sizes. ETF-3 is a facility which initially demonstrates the MHD systems and is later expanded to demonstrate a complete power plant system. It is sized to be compatible in its expanded configuration with the smallest available modern non-reheat steam turbine unit. Performance, costs, schedules and development needs are defined and presented for the three concepts. It is concluded that the ETF-3 concept of an initial MHD oriented facility, to be expanded later into a total power plant, offers the greatest flexibility for cost effective results tailored to technology development.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Advanced Energy Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 6645769
• Report Number(s): FE-2363-2(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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