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Design and calculated performance and cost of the ECAS Phase II open cycle MHD power generation systemA 2000 MWe MHD/steam plant for central station applications has been designed and costed as part of the Energy Conversion Alternatives Study (ECAS). This plant is fueled by Illinois No. 6 coal, rejects heat through mechanical draft wet cooling towers, and includes coal processing equipment, seed reprocessing, electrical inversion of the MHD generator output and emission controls to current EPA standards. It yields an estimated overall efficiency of 0.483 (7066 Btu/kWe-hr), a capital cost of $718 per kWe (1975 dollars), and a cost of electricity at 65% capacity factor of 32 mills per kWe-hr. If the assumed life and reliability could be achieved with these performance parameters, the MHD system should prove attractive.
Document ID
19780049234
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Harris, L. P.
(General Electric Co. Schenectady, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1977
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 77-WA/ENER-5
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting
Location: Atlanta, GA
Start Date: November 27, 1977
End Date: December 2, 1977
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
78A33143
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-19406
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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