Energy Systems Research amp; Testing Activities at INEEL.ppt

Energy Systems Research Testing Activities at INEEL Greg Mines Energy Systems Research Testing Objective: Develop technologies that increase economic viability of power generation Research oriented towards increasing component process efficiency decreasing capital and operating costs Surface conversion equipment and processes Aligned with DOE’s programmatic goal of reducing the levelized cost of power Increasing Conversion Efficiency Importance: Large quantities of fluid Cost/value associated with fluid Impact: More equipment intensive Plant $/kW may not decrease significantly Total project $/kW will decrease Cost of power will decrease Current INEEL Research Tasks Enhanced Air Cooled Condenser Performance NCG Removal from Binary Plants Steam Quality Monitor Thermal Spray Coatings – Internal Surfaces On-line Bio-film Monitor Natural H2S Abatement - Microbial Sulfur Oxidation Development of Power Plant Costs Improving Existing Plant Performance Enhance Air-Cooled Condenser Performance Binary plant air-cooled condensers Installed: 20-35% of plant cost INEEL investigating use of vortex generators Bench scale test results 30-40% higher air heat transfer coefficients expect 10-20% higher “U” – same fan power CRADA agreement – McElroy Manufacturing Initiate field test of prototype - 2005 Non-Condensable Gas Removal – Binary Plants NCG’s not associated with binary plants accumulate in condenser reach threshold - operators vent Membrane separation process for continuous removal: 1% ncg level increase power by 2 – 4% WF emissions 100 lb annually Field testing underway (SBGeo, Mammoth) Collaborate with Membrane Technology Research Complete extended field testing - 2004 INEEL ESRT Funding Year Funding FY-98 $ 787K FY-99 $1,157K FY-00 $1,274K FY-01 $1,340K FY-02 $1,195K FY-03 $1,059K Technology Transfer Meet on regular basis with industry Results are reported and presented at industry attended meet