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AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN HIGH TEMPERATURE AIR HEATER (HTAH) FOR COAL-FIRED GAS…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Energy 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
21008 		Program Year/Program:
1993 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
21008 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Manufacturing And Technology Conversion Int'l, Inc
6001 Chemical Road Baltimore, MD 21226
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1993
Title: AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN HIGH TEMPERATURE AIR HEATER (HTAH) FOR COAL-FIRED GAS TURBINES
Agency: DOE
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $74,982.00
 

Abstract:

AN APPROACH TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CAPABILITIES OF A COMBINED-CYCLE, COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IS TO APPLY PRESENTLY AVAILABLE PULSE COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY TO A SYSTEM THAT CAN USE STATE-OF-ART MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, AND SUB-SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A HIGH-TEMPERATURE AIR HEATER FOR RAISING GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR AIR TEMPERATURES TO NEAR TURBINE INLET REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWED BY SUPPLEMENTARY TURBINE DUCT FIRING WITH NATURAL GAS TO MATCH TURBINE INLET AIR REQUIREMENTS. EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES, AND PARTICULATES ARE REDUCED TO LOWER LEVELS THAN CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SOLELY INCREASING POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY. PHASE I WILL EXPERIMENTALLY DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH FLUE-GAS TO COMPRESSOR AIR HEAT TRANSFER RATES AVAILABLE FROM THE PULSE COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH A MATRIX DATA BASE FOR MASS FLOW RATES, PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURE THAT CAN BE USED IN DESIGNING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE AIR HEATER SECTION. IN PHASE II A REFERENCE INTEGRATED COMBINED-CYCLE SYSTEM CAN THEN BE DESIGNED FOR FEASIBILITY SYSTEMS STUDIES OF PERFORMQNCE AND ECONOMICS AS WELL AS FOR A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, OFF-DESIGN ANALYSIS, AND TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE (START-UP, SHUTDOWN, AND UPSET CONDITIONS).

Principal Investigator:

Dr Ravi Chandran
3019821292

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Manufacturing And Technology
Po Box 21 Columbia, MD 21045

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No