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RISCombined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant With Coal Gasification and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The United States has extensive coal resources; thus, it is important to consider coal as a fuel for electric power production. This work presents a theoretical study of a novel high-efficiency ...
A Jet Condenser for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A novel idea to use a jet condenser for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plants is presented here. The jet condenser offers the advantage of a relatively simple device. It consists of ...
Gas Turbine Cycles With Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—Part I: Improved Gas Turbine Power Plant Efficiency by Use of Recycled Exhaust Gases and Fuel Cell Technology
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In conventional energy conversion processes, the fuel combustion is usually highly irreversible, and is thus responsible for the low overall efficiency of the power generation process. The energy ...
Addition of Highly Efficient Bottoming Cycles for the Nth-Generation Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Power Plant
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An intermediate scale (2.0 MW gross) molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) power plant recently began operating in Santa Clara, California. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the possibility ...
Gas Turbine Cycles With Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—Part II: A Detailed Study of a Gas Turbine Cycle With an Integrated Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In conventional energy conversion processes, the fuel combustion is usually highly irreversible, and is thus responsible for the low overall efficiency of the power generation process. The energy ...
Concept Evaluation Methodology for Extraterrestrial Habitats
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The paper examines and compares structural concepts considered for use as habitats for lunar and Martian outposts. An evaluation methodology that allows numeric rating of concepts was previously developed and is upgraded ...
Heat Transfer Measurements on Turbine Airfoils Using the Naphthalene Sublimation Technique
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Results of heat transfer measurements on a typical turbine blade and a vane in a linear cascade have been obtained using the naphthalene sublimation technique. The tests on the vane were ...
Reduction of Combustion Irreversibility in a Gas Turbine Power Plant Through Off-Gas Recycling
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Combustion in conventional fossil-fueled power plants is highly irreversible, resulting in poor overall energy conversion efficiency values (less than 40 percent in many cases). The objective of ...
Buckling and Bracing of Cantilevers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The elastic flexural‐torsional buckling of cantilever I‐beams is investigated. The cantilevers have rigid translational or rotational restraints or both at discrete points. The effect of the beam parameter,
Concepts for Lunar Outpost Development
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper summarizes the results of a qualitative investigation to identify concepts for design and construction of near‐term lunar facilities. Accomplishing such construction will require an adaptation or transfer of ...