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Materials needed for ultrasuper-critical power plants. (Materials Science/R&D).
Advanced Materials & Processes, January, 2003
A program in which several government and commercial entities will collaborate to develop and prove new materials for more efficient, high-temperature coal-fired power generation plants has been announced the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)of the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The goal is to develop materials that can withstand boiler temperatures up to 760[degrees]C (1400[degrees]F) Higher boiler steam temperatures will enable efficiency to rise from 35% to more than 50%, and should result in reduction of emissions by nearly 40%.
At the end of the five-year program, a family of pipes and components made of advanced steel capable of withstanding the higher operating temperatures is to be produced. The project also contains provisions for developing advanced...
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