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A summary of the ECAS performance and cost results for MHD systemsThe potential is examined of various advanced power plant concepts using coal and coal-derived fuel. The results indicate that open cycle coal fired direct preheat MHD systems have potentially one of the highest coal-pile-to-bus-bar efficiencies and also one of the lowest costs of electricity (COE) of the systems studied. Closed cycle MHD systems may have the potential to approach the efficiency and COE of open cycle MHD. The 1200-1500 F liquid metal MHD systems studied do not appear to have the potential of exceeding the efficiency or competing with the COE of advanced steam plants.
Document ID
19760015580
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Seikel, G. R. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Sovie, R. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Burns, R. K. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Barna, G. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Burkhart, J. A. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Nainiger, J. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Smith, J. M. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-X-71913
Report Number: NASA-TM-X-71913
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symp. on the Eng. Aspects of Magnetohydrodynamics
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 24, 1976
End Date: May 26, 1976
Accession Number
76N22668
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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