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Research for Advanced Heat Exchangers- The U.S. DOE Program
Abstract
Since its beginning, the Advanced Heat
Exchangers Program of the U.S. Department of
Energy - Office of Industrial Programs has made
significant contributions to the development of
advanced heat exchanger technology to save energy
for U.S. industry. Currently the Program is
field testing two large ceramic tubular high
temperature waste heat recuperators and one large
fluidized bed waste heat boiler and another
fluidized bed waste heat recuperator is being
readied for field tests.
As a result of technology "needs" areas being
identified during the development phases of these
large systems, a stronger emphasis has been
placed on the research of basic technologies. As
a result, a better understanding of ceramic
materials performance under corrosive, high
temperature conditions has been obtained.
Various types of high temperature seals have been
developed. Other areas of research include
development of advanced NDE techniques for study
of ceramic materials and development of new
forming techniques. A new effort of great
promise is the study of ceramic composites as a
potential heat exchanger material.
This paper will briefly discuss the program,
and describe the projects and research efforts
that comprise the Advanced Heat Exchangers
Program.
Subject
Advanced Heat Exchanger ProgramU.S. Department of Energy
Waste Heat Recuperators
Fluidized Bed Waste Heat Boiler
Fluidized Bed Waste Heat Recuperator
Collections
Citation
Richlen, S. L. (1986). Research for Advanced Heat Exchangers- The U.S. DOE Program. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92958.