Refractory Research Group - U.S. DOE, Albany Research Center [Institution Profile]
The refractory research group at the Albany Research Center (ARC) has a long history of conducting materials research within the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and more recently, within the U.S. Dept. of Energy. When under the U.S. Bureau of Mines, research was driven by national needs to develop substitute materials and to conserve raw materials. This mission was accomplished by improving refractory material properties and/or by recycling refractories using critical and strategic materials. Currently, as a U.S. Dept of Energy Fossil Energy field site, research is driven primarily by the need to assist DOE in meeting its vision to develop economically and environmentally viable technologies for the production of electricity from fossil fuels. Research at ARC impacts this vision by: • Providing information on the performance characteristics of materials being specified for the current generation of power systems; • Developing cost-effective, high performance materials for inclusion in the next generation of fossil power systems; and • Solving environmental emission and waste problems related to fossil energy systems. A brief history of past refractory research within the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the current refractory research at ARC, and the equipment and capabilities used to conduct refractory research at ARC will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI ID:
- 901158
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ARC-2005-075; TRN: US200713%%145
- Journal Information:
- Refractories Applications and News, Vol. 9, Issue 5; ISSN 1537-6443
- Publisher:
- University of Missouri-Rolla, Department of Ceramic Engineering, 222 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle Dr , Rolla, MO, 65409-0330, USA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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