MHD retrofit of steam power plants. Feasibility study. Summary and conclusions, Part I
The US Department of Energy Division of Magnetohydrodynamics (DOE/MHD) initiated this study to evaluate the feasibility of a retrofit option to reduce the time and cost of commercializing MHD. The MHD retrofit option will integrate a nominal 260 megawatt thermal (MWt) MHD topping cycle into an existing or scheduled private utility steam plant; this facility will test both the MHD system and the combined operation of the MHD/steam plant. The 260 MWt input level was determined to be the size which could most effectively demonstrate and verify the engineering design and operational characteristics of a coal-fired, open-cycle, MHD power plant. Details are presented. A goal of the MHD program is to have operational by the year 2003 a commercial size, fully integrated MHD plant. This would be accomplished by demonstrating commercial scale, baseload performance of a fully integrated, MHD/steam power plant. (WHK)
- Research Organization:
- Gilbert/Commonwealth, Reading, PA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-77ET11058
- OSTI ID:
- 6705042
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/11058-T2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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