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Next Generation Geothermal Power Plants (NGGPP) process data for binary cycle plants

Description: The Next Generation Geothermal Power Plants (NGGPP) study provides the firm estimates - in the public domain - of the cost and performance of U.S. geothermal systems and their main components in the early 1990s. The study was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Research Program, managed for DOE by Evan Hughes of the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, and conducted by John Brugman and others of the CE Holt Consulting Firm, Pasadena, CA. The printed NGGPP reports con… more
Date: October 2, 1996
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ERC Program Overview

Description: The carbonate fuel cell promises highly efficient, cost-effective, environmentally superior power generation from pipeline natural gas, coal gas, biogas, and other gaseous and liquid fuels. ERC has been engaged in the development of this unique technology since the late 1970s, primarily focusing on the development of the Direct Fuel Cell (DFC) technology [1-6] pioneered by ERC. The DFC design incorporates the unique internal reforming feature which allows utilization of a hydrocarbon fuel direc… more
Date: August 1, 1996
Creator: Maru, H.; Farooque, M.; Carlson, G.; Patel, P.; Yuh, C.; Bentley, C. et al.
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System Definition and Analysis: Power Plant Design and Layout

Description: This is the Topical report for Task 6.0, Phase 2 of the Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS) Program. The report describes work by Westinghouse and the subcontractor, Gilbert/Commonwealth, in the fulfillment of completing Task 6.0. A conceptual design for critical and noncritical components of the gas fired combustion turbine system was completed. The conceptual design included specifications for the flange to flange gas turbine, power plant components, and balance of plant equipment. The ATS engine … more
Date: May 1, 1996
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Scale-Up of Advanced Hot-Gas Desulfurization Sorbents

Description: The overall objective of this project is to develop regenerable sorbents for hot gas desulfurization in IGCC systems. The specific objective of the project is to develop durable advanced sorbents that demonstrate a strong resistance to attrition and chemical deactivation, and high activity at temperatures as low as 343 C (650 F). A number of formulations will be prepared and screened in a 1/2-inch fixed bed reactor at high pressure (1 to 20 atm) and high temperatures using simulated coal-derive… more
Date: October 14, 1996
Creator: Jothimurugesan, K. & Gangwal, Santosh K.
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Creep performance of candidate SiC and Si{sub 3}N{sub 4} materials for land-based, gas turbine engine components

Description: Tensile creep-rupture of a commercial gas pressure sintered Si3N4 and a sintered SiC is examined at 1038, 1150, and 1350 C. These 2 ceramics are candidates for nozzles and combustor tiles that are to be retrofitted in land-based gas turbine engines, and there is interest in their high temperature performance over service times {ge} 10,000 h (14 months). For this long lifetime, a static tensile stress of 300 MPa at 1038/1150 C and 125 Mpa at 1350 C cannot be exceeded for Si3N4; for SiC, the corr… more
Date: March 1, 1996
Creator: Wereszczak, Andrew A. & Kirkland, Timothy P.
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Characterizing (rating) the performance of large photovoltaic arrays for all operating conditions

Description: A new method has been developed for characterizing the electrical performance of photovoltaic arrays. The method provides both a ``rating`` at standard reporting conditions and a rigorous yet straightforward model for predicting array performance at all operating conditions. For the first time, the performance model handles the influences of irradiance, module temperature, solar spectrum, solar angle-of-incidence, and temperature coefficients, in a practical way. Validity of the procedure was c… more
Date: June 1, 1996
Creator: King, David L. & Eckert, Peter E.
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ORFIN: An electric utility financial and production simulator

Description: With the coming changes in the electrical industry, there is a broad need to understand the impacts of restructuring on customers, existing utilities, and other stakeholders. Retail wheeling; performance-based regulation; unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution; and the impact of stranded commitments are all key issues in the discussions of the future of the industry. To quantify these issues, financial and production cost models are required. The authors have created a smaller… more
Date: March 1, 1996
Creator: Hadley, Stanton W.
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Fossil Energy R and D for a Competitive Power Industry

Description: This paper discusses the vision for Morgantown Energy Technology Center`s (METC`s) advanced power generation program. It covers the following four topics: the status of the electric industry as it deregulates, particularly those aspects of deregulation that impact advanced power generation technologies; a snapshot of the environmental trends that influence the program; how research, and development, and demonstration (RD&D) program is being restructured in response to these trends; and the stat… more
Date: December 31, 1996
Creator: Bajura, R. A.
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Knowledge-base for the new human reliability analysis method, A Technique for Human Error Analysis (ATHEANA)

Description: This paper describes the knowledge base for the application of the new human reliability analysis (HRA) method, a ``A Technique for Human Error Analysis`` (ATHEANA). Since application of ATHEANA requires the identification of previously unmodeled human failure events, especially errors of commission, and associated error-forcing contexts (i.e., combinations of plant conditions and performance shaping factors), this knowledge base is an essential aid for the HRA analyst.
Date: October 1, 1996
Creator: Cooper, Susan E.; Wreathall, John; Thompson, Catherine M.; Drouin, Mary; Bley, Dennis C.; Roth, Emilie M. et al.
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Testing of an impedance heating system for solar power tower applications

Description: A non-conventional type of heating system is being tested at Sandia National Laboratories for solar thermal power tower applications. In this system, called impedance heating, electric current flows directly through the pipe to maintain the desired temperature. The pipe becomes the resistor where the heat is generated. Impedance heating has many advantages over previously used mineral insulated (MI) heat trace. An impedance heating system should be much more reliable than heat trace cable since… more
Date: May 1, 1996
Creator: Pacheco, James E. & Kolb, William J.
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Kinetics of Mn-based sorbents for hot coal gas desulfurization. Task 2 -- Exploratory experimental studies: Single pellet tests; rate mechanism analysis. Quarterly report, December 15, 1995--March 15, 1996

Description: Currently, the Morgantown Energy Technology Center, is actively investigating alternative hot fuel gas desulfurization sorbents for application to the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC). A sorbent must be highly active towards sulfur at high temperatures and pressure`s, and under varying degrees of reducing atmospheres. Thus, high conversion of the metal oxide and low hydrogen sulfide exit partial pressures. Also, it must regenerate nearly ideally to maintain activity over numerous c… more
Date: March 15, 1996
Creator: Hepworth, M.T. & Berns, J.
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DYNASTORE operating cost analysis of energy storage for a midwest utility

Description: The objective of this project was to determine the savings in utility operating costs that could be obtained by installing a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The target utility was Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL), a typical Midwestern utility with a mix of generating plants and many interconnections. The following applications of battery energy storage were modeled using an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) developed and supported program called DYNASTORE: (1) Spinning Reserve On… more
Date: October 1, 1996
Creator: Anderson, Max D. & Jungst, Rudolph G.
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Control of toxic metallic emissions formed during the combustion of Ohio coals. Final report, September 1994--March 1996

Description: The objective of this project was to characterize metallic emissions from representative coals and develop strategies for their control. A technique for flue gas desulfurization is the use of calcium based sorbents, and the degree of metals capture of these sorbents under different conditions will be researched. The objective of the first year of the study was to understand the evolution of metallic aerosol size distributions and the capture characteristics of various sorbents. Also, the metall… more
Date: March 29, 1996
Creator: Wu, Chang-Yu; Owens, Timothy M. & Biswas, Pratim
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Deterministic and probabilistic evaluations for uncertainty in pipe fracture parameters in leak-before-break and in-service flaw evaluations

Description: This report presents new results from deterministic and probabilistic analyses to evaluate the significance of a number of technical aspects that may affect LBB or in-service flaw evaluations. The following summarizes the objectives and results from both the deterministic and probabilistic studies. The reasons for including each technical aspect being evaluated are given first. Then a table is given that summarizes the relative significance of each technical aspect. In most cases there are both… more
Date: June 1, 1996
Creator: Ghadiali, N.; Wilkowski, G.; Rahman, S. & Choi, Y. H.
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Coal Air Turbine ``CAT`` program invention 604. Eighth quarter project report and final for the project, August--September 1996

Description: The primary objective of this ``CAT`` project is to complete a conceptual design of this unique new combination of existing technology with cost estimates to show that the ``CAT`` system offers the economic incentive with low technical risk for a plant to be built which will demonstrate its viability. The technologies involved in the components of a ``CAT`` plant are proven, and the integration of the components into a complete plant is the only new developmental activity involved. Industry and… more
Date: September 30, 1996
Creator: Foster-Pegg, R. W.
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Comprehensive assessment of toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

Description: The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) have two primary goals: pollution prevention and a market-based least-cost approach to emission control. To address air quality issues as well as permitting and enforcement, the 1990 CAAA contain 11 sections or titles. The individual amendment titles are as follows: Title I - National Ambient Air Quality Standards Title II - Mobile Sources Title III - Hazardous Air Pollutants Title IV - Acid Deposition Control Title V - Permits Title VI - Stratospheric O… more
Date: September 1996
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Task 3.11 -- Fuel Quality Advisor. Semi-annual report, July 1--December 31, 1995

Description: The objective of the Fuel Quality Advisor (FQA) project is to create a generalized software package capable of advising operations, purchasing, environmental, and maintenance personnel in making decisions related to the use of coal in electricity generation facilities. The specific goals for this years work include the following: develop a standardized computer shell to integrate existing and future algorithms; develop a strategy for integrating the shell with future databases and boiler models… more
Date: December 31, 1996
Creator: Erickson, T.A.
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Task 3.11 -- Fuel Quality Advisor. Topical report, January 1, 1995--September 30, 1996

Description: The objective of the Fuel Quality Advisor (FQA) project was to create a generalized software package capable of advising operations, purchasing, environmental, and maintenance personnel in making decisions related to the use of coal in electricity generation facilities. The specific goals for this project work included the following: develop a standardized computer shell to integrate existing and future algorithms; develop a strategy for integrating the shell with future databases and boiler mo… more
Date: December 31, 1996
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Uniform criteria for U.S. hydropower resource assessment: Hydropower Evaluation Software status report -- 2

Description: The US Department of Energy is estimating the undeveloped hydropower potential in the US. The Hydropower Evaluation software is a computer model that was developed by the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for this purpose. The Hydropower Evaluation Software estimates the undeveloped hydropower resources available in the US, using uniform criteria for measurement. The software was developed and tested using hydropower information and data provided by the Southwestern Power Administration. It… more
Date: February 1, 1996
Creator: Conner, A. M.; Francfort, J. E. & Rinehart, B. N.
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Corrosion resistant coatings for silicon carbide heat exchanger tubes -- Volume 3. Final report

Description: The development of a silicon carbide (SiC) heat exchanger is a critical step in the development of the Externally-Fired Combined Cycle (EFCC) power system. SiC is the only material that provides the necessary combination of resistance to creep, thermal shock, and oxidation. While the SiC structure materials provide the thermomechanical and thermophysical properties needed for an efficient system, the mechanical properties of the SiC tubes are severely degraded through corrosion by the coal comb… more
Date: June 7, 1996
Creator: Boss, D.E.
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Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Final report

Description: The focus of this project is on sorbent injection technologies using dry, calcium-based sorbents for high-sulfur coal flue gas desulfurization. The goal is to provide research findings on handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder, aimed at improving SO{sub 2} (to at least 90%) removal and increasing sorbent utilization in a cost-effective fashion. With this goal, the purpose of this project is to investigate the fundamental aspects of powder technology relevant to the fine sorbent po… more
Date: February 1, 1996
Creator: Fan, Liang-Shih; Abou-Zeida, E.; Liang, Shu-Chien & Luo, Xukun
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Development and Testing of PRD-66 Hot Gas Filters

Description: The overall objective of this program is to develop and commercialize PRD-66 hot gas filters for application in pressurized fluidized bed combustors (PFBC) and Integrated Gas Combined Cycle (IGCC) power generation systems. The work is being carried out in phases with the following specific objectives: 1. Demonstrate acceptable mechanical, chemical, and filtration properties in exposure tests. 2. Produce and qualify selected prototype design filter elements in high temperature high pressure (HTH… more
Date: December 31, 1996
Creator: Chambers, J. A.; Garnier, J. E. & McMahon, T. J.
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Optimizing Advanced Power System Designs Under Uncertainty

Description: This paper describes recent developments in ongoing research to develop and demonstrate advanced computer-based methods for dealing with uncertainties that are critical to the design of advanced coal-based power systems. Recent developments include new deterministic and stochastic methods for simulation, optimization, and synthesis of advanced process designs. Results are presented illustrating the use of these new modeling tools for the design and analysis of several advanced systems of curren… more
Date: December 31, 1996
Creator: Rubin, E.S.; Diwekar & Frey, H.C.
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Electric Power Research Institute Environmental Control Technology Center: Report to the Steering Committee, June 1996

Description: Operations and maintenance continued this month at the Electric Power Research Institute`s (EPRI`s) Environmental Control Technology Center (ECTC). Testing for the Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) test block was conducted using the 4.0 MW Spray Dryer Absorber System (SDA) and Pulse Jet Fabric Filter (PJFF) - Carbon Injection System. Investigations also continued across the B&W/CHX Heat Exchanger unit, while the 1.0 MW Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit remained idle this month in a cold-stan… more
Date: June 1, 1996
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