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U.S. program on materials technology for ultra-supercritical coal power plants

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The efficiency of conventional fossil power plants is a strong function of the steam temperature and pressure. Research to increase both has been pursued worldwide, since the energy crisis in the 1970s. The need to reduce CO2 emissions has recently provided an additional incentive to increase efficiency. More recently, interest has been evinced in advanced combustion technologies utilizing oxygen instead of air for combustion. The main enabling technology in achieving the above goals is the development of stronger high temperature materials. Extensive research-and-development programs have resulted in numerous high-strength alloys for heavy section piping and for tubing needed to build boilers. The study reported on here is aimed at identifying, evaluating, and qualifying the materials needed for the construction of the critical components of coal-fired boilers that are capable of operating with steam at temperatures of 760 °C (1400 °F) and pressures of 35 MPa (5000 psi). The economic viability of such a plant has been explored. Candidate alloys applicable to various ranges of temperatures have been identified. Stress rupture tests have been completed on the base metal and on welds to a number of alloys. Steamside oxidation tests in an autoclave at 650 °C (1200 °F) and 800 °C (1475 °F) have been completed. Fireside corrosion tests have been conducted under conditions simulating those of waterwalls and superheater/reheater tubes. The weldability and fabricability of the alloys have been investigated. The capabilities of various overlay coatings and diffusion coatings have been examined. This article provides a status report on the progress achieved to date on this project.

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  1. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), 3412 Hillview Avenue, 94303, Palo Alto, CA

    R. Viswanathan

  2. Alstom Power Company, 2000 Day Hill Road, 06095, Windsor, CT

    J. F. Henry

  3. McDermott Technology, Inc./Babcock & Wilcox Company, 1562 Beeson St., 44601, Alliance, OH

    J. Tanzosh

  4. Foster Wheeler Development Corp., 12 Peach Tree Hill Road, 07039, Livingston, NJ

    G. Stanko

  5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

    J. Shingledecker

  6. Riley Power, 5 Neponset Street, 01615, Worcester, MA

    B. Vitalis

  7. The Energy Industries of Ohio, Inc., Park Center One, 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard, 44131, Independence, OH

    R. Purgert

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Viswanathan, R., Henry, J.F., Tanzosh, J. et al. U.S. program on materials technology for ultra-supercritical coal power plants. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 14, 281–292 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1361/10599490524039

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