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Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation (OTEC) power system development (PDS) II. Preliminary design report

Description: This report documents the results and conclusions of the PDS II, Phase I, preliminary design of a 10 MWe OTEC power system, using enhanced plate type heat exchangers, and of representative 0.2 MWe test articles. It further provides the documentation (specifications, drawings, trade studies, etc.) resulting from the design activities. The data and discussions of the technical concepts are organized to respond to the PDS II, Phase II proposal evaluation criteria. This volume, which specifically a… more
Date: August 10, 1979
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Combined cycle solar central receiver hybrid power system study. Volume III. Appendices. Final technical report

Description: A design study for a 100 MW gas turbine/steam turbine combined cycle solar/fossil-fuel hybrid power plant is presented. This volume contains the appendices: (a) preconceptual design data; (b) market potential analysis methodology; (c) parametric analysis methodology; (d) EPGS systems description; (e) commercial-scale solar hybrid power system assessment; and (f) conceptual design data lists. (WHK)
Date: November 1, 1979
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Panel report on high temperature ceramics

Description: Fundamental research is reported concerning high temperature ceramics for application in turbines, engines, batteries, gasifiers, MHD, fuel cells, heat exchangers, and hot wall combustors. Ceramics microstructure and behavior are included. (FS)
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Nolet, T C
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Investigation of the feasibility of using wind power for space heating in colder climates. Annual report for the period ending June 30, 1978. [University of Massachusetts Wind Furnace project]

Description: This report presents the background and progress to date for the Wind Furnace project at the University of Massachusetts. The organization of the report gives a general description of the Wind Furnace installed at Solar Habitat-I with performance and operational data of general inerest. More detail is presented under the summary discussions for each task with referenced technical reports and published papers giving a full description of the specific tasks.
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Cromack, D E
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Generating technology assessment. Phase I work plan, Task 1 report

Description: A plan of work outlining information to assess electric generating technologies is presented. Projections are made of realistic and understandable engineering and cost assessments of nonnuclear electrical generating technologies. A computer-based method of producing such engineering and cost estimates for use by EIA's Coal and Electric Power Analysis Division is to be developed and implemented. Technologies and processes to be assessed are: all nonnuclear conventional and nonconventional (coal … more
Date: October 15, 1979
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Hot corrosivity of coal gasification products on gas turbine alloys. Summary report, 15 April 1978-15 November 1979

Description: The results of this investigation have produced mechanisms for the hot corrosion of a number of pure metals and alloys in the types of atmospheres likely to be obtained in turbines using coal conversion products as fuel. The results of these mechanistic studies suggest the following conclusions regarding application of alloys in these situations: (1) Simple Cr/sub 2/O/sub 3/-forming alloys of both Co and Ni have good hot corrosion resistance to most of the deposits likely to form in turbines bu… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Meier, G.H. & Gulbransen, E.A.
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Development of an 8 kW wind turbine generator for residential type applications. Phase I: design and analysis. Volume II. Technical report

Description: This Phase I summary report contains a description of the 8 kW wind energy conversion system developed by the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) for the Department of Energy. The wind turbine employs the UTRC Bearingless Rotor Concept in conjunction with a passive pendulum control system which controls blade pitch for start-up, efficient power generation, and high-speed survivability. The report contains a summary of the experimental and analytical programs in support of design efforts.… more
Date: June 25, 1979
Creator: Cheney, M C
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Solar thermal small power systems study, program summary report. Phase II: study results

Description: This Phase II Study of small solar power systems (SSPS) has been structured to determine conditions under which SSPS can be cost-effective sources of electric power in the US in the period 1985 to 2015. An extensive data base, which provides a discrete identification of all utility and industrial electric generating units up to and including 10 MW/sub e/ in rated capacity, has been prepared. This data base defines the market for which comparative evaluations are made of SSPS and alternative fos… more
Date: July 12, 1979
Creator: Lapedes, D.E.; Munjal, P.K. & Sitney, L.R.
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Advanced materials for alternative fuel capable directly fired heat engines

Description: The first conference on advanced materials for alternative fuel capable directly fired heat engines was held at the Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine. It was sponsored by the US Department of Energy, (Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy) and the Electric Power Research Institute, (Division of Fossil Fuel and Advanced Systems). Forty-four papers from the proceedings have been entered into EDB and ERA and one also into EAPA; three had been entered previously from other sources. The papers … more
Date: December 1, 1979
Creator: Fairbanks, J. W. & Stringer, J. (eds.)
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Further investigations of diffuser augmented wind turbines. Part 2. Technical report. Final report

Description: A multiphased investigation is described which involves three test facilities of several compact diffuser approaches. Screens, to simulate a wind turbine, and a three-bladed, fixed-pitch turbine have been with the diffuser models. A candidate baseline design is described and some of the key issues are discussed that can lead to future full scale implementation.
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Foreman, K. M. & Gilbert, B. L.
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Assessment of feasibility, economics, and market potential for a molten salt system at 1000/sup 0/F reheat steam: feasibility, economics, and market potential

Description: As a result of the Advanced Central Receiver (ACR) Phase I systems studies, Martin-Marietta Corporation (MMC) developed a conceptual design employing 1050/sup 0/F molten salt and a 950/sup 0/F/950/sup 0/F reheat turbine. This concept appears to have the potential for providing higher steam conditions leading to higher performance and wider market application. This report presents the results of a preliminary investigation of the system to determine the feasibility of providing 1000/sup 0/F/1000… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: DeRienzo, P; Masaki, M & Mathur, P
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Vertical axis wind turbine development. Executive summary. Final report, March 1, 1976-June 30, 1977

Description: Information is presented concerning the numerical solution of the aerodynamics of cross-flow wind turbines; boundary layer considerations for a vertical axis wind turbine; WVU VAWT outdoor test model; low solidity blade tests; high solidity blade design; cost analysis of the WVU VAWT test model; structural parametric analysis of VAWT blades; and cost study of current WECS.
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Walters, R. E.; Fanucci, J. B.; Hill, P. W. & Migliore, P. G.
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Fort Hood Solar Total Energy Project. Volume II. Preliminary design. Part 1. System criteria and design description. Final report

Description: This volume documents the preliminary design developed for the Solar Total Energy System to be installed at Fort Hood, Texas. Current system, subsystem, and component designs are described and additional studies which support selection among significant design alternatives are presented. Overall system requirements which form the system design basis are presented. These include program objectives; performance and output load requirements; industrial, statutory, and regulatory standards; and sit… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: None,
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Design study of a two-phase turbine bottoming cycle. Final report. [Therminol 66 heated in diesel exhaust]

Description: The use of a biphase turbine system to recover waste heat from diesel engines was examined and found to have many favorable attributes. Among these were low rpm, high torque, low heat exchanger cost, and simplicity. Several candidate working fluid combinations were tested at temperatures of interest. The contact heat exchanger concept was substantiated by large scale experiment. The program includes subscale tests of key hardware components of a biphase turbine bottoming system. These are the t… more
Date: June 15, 1979
Creator: Studhalter, W R
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Line focus solar central power systems. Phase I. Final report, September 30, 1978-October 31, 1979

Description: A conceptual design study was performed of a stand-alone Line Focus Solar Central Power System based on the fixed mirror solar concentrator (FMSC) for heat collection and draw salt (a 50% molar mixture of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate) for heat transport and storage. Parametric analyses were performed at the subsystem level, and models were developed that were employed in a computerized simulation to minimize the cost of electricity (COE) by adjusting system design parameters. A design w… more
Date: September 1, 1979
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Conceptual design of Advanced Central Receiver Power Systems sodium-cooled receiver concept: development plan and pilot plant description. Final report

Description: This volume encompasses Task 6 of the Phase I effort on the Advanced Central Receiver. This task included developing a plan to bring the commercial plant conceptual design into being. The base version of the plan includes a pilot plant to be designed and constructed during Phases II and III, three subsystem research experiments to be performed during Phase II, and the design and construction of a commercial demonstration plant. These plans are discussed in detail, as well as several options whi… more
Date: March 1, 1979
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Advanced snyfuels production/power systems utilizing laser particulate control

Description: Coal-fired turbines offer an attractive means of generating electrical power using an available resource and near-term technologies. However, in order to maintain adequate turbine blade lifetimes, and thus make such plants economically attractive, better means of hot gas clean-up than those presently available are needed. One possible solution to this problem is the use of intense laser beams augment the conventional body forces in cyclones to increase collector efficiencies for smaller-sized p… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Botts, T; Powell, J R & Fillo, J A
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Financial problems facing the manufacturers of small wind energy conversion systems. Final report

Description: The financial barriers faced by the manufacturers of small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) are assessed and found to be similar to those faced by other start up businesses. However, these problems are found to be aggravated by the high expectations for accelerated SWECS industry growth in the face of moderate government support and lack of investment capital. The underlying conditions of limited SWECS entrepreneur business experience, the highly competitive venture capital market, the in… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Bolle, T G
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Development of an 8 kW wind turbine generator for residential type applications. Phase I: design and analysis. Volume 1. Executive summary

Description: The Composite Bearingless Wind Turbine was developed at the United Technologies Research Center following many years of bearingless rotor research and development for helicopter applications. The current 8 kW contract was begun in October 1977 with delivery of the prototype scheduled for November 1979. The contract consists of two phases. Phase I encompasses the complete design of the system and supporting analytical and experimental studies. The Phase I final report has been completed, and thi… more
Date: June 25, 1979
Creator: Cheney, M C
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Wind Energy Innovative Systems conference proceedings

Description: Separate abstracts are included for 20 of the 22 papers presented concerning innovative wind turbines which vary in design from the standard horizontal-axis propellor-type wind turbines. Two papers have been previously included in the data base.
Date: December 1, 1979
Creator: Vas, I. E.
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Nuclear closed-cycle gas turbine (HTGR-GT): dry cooled commercial power plant studies

Description: Combining the modern and proven power conversion system of the closed-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) with an advanced high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) results in a power plant well suited to projected utility needs into the 21st century. The gas turbine HTGR (HTGR-GT) power plant benefits are consistent with national energy goals, and the high power conversion efficiency potential satisfies increasingly important resource conservation demands. Established technology bases for the HTGR-GT ar… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: McDonald, C. F. & Boland, C. R.
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3000 MW(t) HTGR - gas turbine non-intercoolel. Technical evaluation report

Description: This report summarizes all the technical work performed on the 3000-MW(t) 3-loop High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Gas Turbine design as of June 1979. Although the plant configuration has changed to a 2000-MW(t) 2-loop plant, most of the technical assessments described in this report are still applicable to the 2000-MW(t) plant. The report covers the criteria under which the plant was designed, the technical feasibility problems associated with the plant and their potential solutions, and oth… more
Date: December 1, 1979
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Line focus solar thermal central receiver research study. Final report, April 30, 1977-March 30, 1979

Description: The results of a study to examine the line focus central receiver alternative for solar thermal generation of electric power on a commercial scale are presented. The baseline concept consists of the following elements: (1) a solar collector (heliostat) whose geometry is the equivalent of a focused parabolic cylinder. The heliostat reflecting surface is composed of an array of flexible rectangular mirror panels supported along their long edges by a framework which rotates about an axis parallel … more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Di Canio, D. G.; Treytl, W. J.; Jur, F. A. & Watson, C. D.
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