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Diagnostics for a coal-fired MHD retrofit of an existing power station

Abstract

MHD flows represent one of the most severe environments encountered by gasdynamic diagnostics. Special state-of-the-art techniques and instrumentation systems are required to monitor and collect data for the MHD components, and these diagnostic systems must operate under very severe environmental and magnetic field conditions. The Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory (DIAL) at Mississippi State University has developed, and is continuing to develop, advanced optical diagnostic techniques and instrumentation systems to provide nonintrusive, remote real-time measurements and to operate successfully in the industrial-like environment of a large-scale MHD retrofit power station. Such diagnostic instrumentation can provide the information to completely evaluate the performance of individual components, as well as, the entire power plant. It is essential to determine as much detail as possible about the various component operations in an MHD retrofit system so that a commercial plant design can be optimized quickly. This paper discusses the instrumentation systems which DIAL proposed for an MHD retrofit of an existing power station. Instruments which have been making measurements on the U.S. MHD test facilities for several years are presented, along with instruments which will be available within two years. Parameters to be measured along with location and frequency are discussed in detail.  More>>
Authors:
Cook, R L; Shepard, W S [1] 
  1. Mississippi State Univ. (USA). Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Lab.
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1990
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-9003144-
Reference Number:
ITAN-90-000226; EDB-90-172026; ERA-16-000740
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international workshop on fossil fuel fired MHD retrofit of existing power stations, Bologna (Italy), 21-23 Mar 1990; Other Information: Paper presented at the 2. international workshop on fossil fuel fired MHD retrofit of existing power stations, Bologna, March 21-23, 1990; Related Information: In: Second international workshop on fossil fuel fired MHD retrofit of existing power stations, Bologna, March 21-23, 1990, 262 p.
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL-FIRED MHD GENERATORS; REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON DENSITY; MAGNETOGASDYNAMICS; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PARTICLE SIZE; RETROFITTING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EQUIPMENT; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICS; MHD GENERATORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE; 300104* - MHD Generators- Duct Engineering & Fluid Dynamics; 440600 - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-); 440500 - Thermal Instrumentation- (1990-); 014000 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Combustion
OSTI ID:
7874377
Research Organizations:
Bologna Univ. (Italy)
Country of Origin:
Italy
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE91712706
Availability:
NTIS (US Sales Only), PC A12/MF A01
Submitting Site:
ITAN
Size:
Pages: 163-171
Announcement Date:
Dec 01, 1990

Citation Formats

Cook, R L, and Shepard, W S. Diagnostics for a coal-fired MHD retrofit of an existing power station. Italy: N. p., 1990. Web.
Cook, R L, & Shepard, W S. Diagnostics for a coal-fired MHD retrofit of an existing power station. Italy.
Cook, R L, and Shepard, W S. 1990. "Diagnostics for a coal-fired MHD retrofit of an existing power station." Italy.
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title = {Diagnostics for a coal-fired MHD retrofit of an existing power station}
author = {Cook, R L, and Shepard, W S}
abstractNote = {MHD flows represent one of the most severe environments encountered by gasdynamic diagnostics. Special state-of-the-art techniques and instrumentation systems are required to monitor and collect data for the MHD components, and these diagnostic systems must operate under very severe environmental and magnetic field conditions. The Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory (DIAL) at Mississippi State University has developed, and is continuing to develop, advanced optical diagnostic techniques and instrumentation systems to provide nonintrusive, remote real-time measurements and to operate successfully in the industrial-like environment of a large-scale MHD retrofit power station. Such diagnostic instrumentation can provide the information to completely evaluate the performance of individual components, as well as, the entire power plant. It is essential to determine as much detail as possible about the various component operations in an MHD retrofit system so that a commercial plant design can be optimized quickly. This paper discusses the instrumentation systems which DIAL proposed for an MHD retrofit of an existing power station. Instruments which have been making measurements on the U.S. MHD test facilities for several years are presented, along with instruments which will be available within two years. Parameters to be measured along with location and frequency are discussed in detail. These parameters include electron density, electrical conductivity, K-atom density, gas temperature, gas velocity, temperature and velocity profiles, gas composition, and particle size, number, density and distrib00000}
place = {Italy}
year = {1990}
month = {Jan}
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