Title: Retrofit of a coal-fired open-cycle liquid-metal MHD to steam power plants
Abstract: The application of the new, coal-fired open-cycle liquid-metal MHD (OC-LMMHD) energy-conversion system to the retrofit of an existing, oil- or gas-fired conventional steam power plant is evaluated. The criteria used to evaluate the retrofit are the net plant efficiency and the cost benefit relative to other options, i.e., continuing to burn oil, a conventional retrofit to burn coal (if possible), and an over-the-fence gasifier for boilers that cannot burn coal directly. The efficiency and cost calculations are based on a specific existing steam plant, and a detailed description of the retrofit plant. The unique capability of the OC-LMMHD cycle to control the pollutants normally associated with burning coal is discussed.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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