Hazard materials testing at the U.S. department of energy's liquefied gaseous fuels spill test facility

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Leone
Keyword(s):  
Test Facility ◽  
Materials Testing ◽  
Gaseous Fuels ◽  
The U.S

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Test Facility*

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hunter Fanney ◽  
Brian P. Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Building Envelope ◽  
Meteorological Station ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Manufacturing Costs ◽  
Experimental Performance ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽  
The U.S

The widespread use of building integrated photovoltaics appears likely as a result of the continuing decline in photovoltaic manufacturing costs, the relative ease in which photovoltaics can be incorporated within the building envelope, and the fact that buildings account for over 40% of the U.S. energy consumption. However, designers, architects, installers, and consumers need more information and analysis tools in order to judge the merits of building-integrated solar photovoltaic products. In an effort to add to the knowledge base, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has undertaken a multiple-year project to collect high quality experimental performance data. The data will be used to validate computer models for building integrated photovoltaics and, where necessary, to develop algorithms that may be incorporated within these models. This paper describes the facilities that have been constructed to assist in this effort. The facilities include a mobile tracking photovoltaic test facility, a building integrated photovoltaic test bed, an outdoor aging rack, and a meteorological station.

Supercritical-Water Experimental Setup for In-Pile Operation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Miletić ◽  
M. Růžičková ◽  
R. Fukač ◽  
I. Pioro ◽  
W. Peiman
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Supercritical Water ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Materials Testing ◽  
Water Radiolysis ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Light Water ◽  
Joint Research Project ◽  
Fundamental Research

The main goal of the Generation-IV nuclear-energy systems is to address the fundamental research and development issues necessary for establishing the viability of next-generation reactor concepts to meet future needs for clean and reliable energy production. Generation-IV reactor concepts are being developed to use more advanced materials, coolants and higher burn-ups fuels, while keeping a nuclear reactor safe and reliable. One of the six Generation-IV concepts is a SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactor (SCWR), which continues the utilization of well-known light-water-reactor technologies. Research Centre Rez Ltd. has taken part in a large European joint-research project dedicated to Generation-IV light-water reactors with objectives to contribute to the fundamental research and development of the SCWRs by designing and building a test facility called “SuperCritical Water Loop (SCWL)”. The main objective of this loop is to serve as an experimental facility for in-core and out-of-core corrosion studies of structural materials, testing and optimization of suitable water chemistry for future SCWRs, studies of water radiolysis at supercritical conditions and nuclear fuels. This paper summarizes the concept of the SCWL, its design, utilization and first results obtained from non-active tests already performed within the supercritical-water conditions.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Heat Exchangers: A Review of Research and Development

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Eugene H. Kinelski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Ocean Energy ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Mechanical Cleaning

The goal of the OTEC heat exchanger program within the Division of Ocean Energy Systems in the U.S. Department of Energy was to develop designs, evaluate enhanced surfaces, and control biofouling using corrosion-resistant materials that were cost-effective. This report summarizes the available data on a closed-cycle OTEC power system and shows how such data could be applicable to heat exchangers used by the power industry, the U.S. Navy, and merchant ships. Ammonia was selected as the best choice for an OTEC working fluid because of its superior thermodynamics properties at the temperatures involved and its low cost. It was chosen for the advanced tests of the prototypical shell-and-tube and compact heat exchangers. The most effective biocontrol procedure for maintaining clean heat transfer surfaces in the evaporators was intermittent chlorination with possibly periodic mechanical cleaning. Preliminary, short-term test data indicated that cold seawater (at the Seacoast Test Facility at Ke-ahole Point, Hawaii) does not appear to cause fouling in condensers; however, long-term data are still needed to determine the level of biocontrol needed. Titanium and the high-alloy stainless alloys, such as AL-6X and AL-29-4C, are expected to provide the 30-year life in OTEC systems. The use of aluminum alloys is predicated upon the reduction of frequency of mechanical cleaning (to remove biofouling) that will reduce the erosion-corrosion of the heat-transfer surfaces.

Materials testing in the ICF test facility SIRIUS-M

1986 ◽  
Vol 141-143 ◽  
pp. 1039-1043
Author(s):  
M.E. Sawan ◽  
G.L. Kulcinski
Keyword(s):  
Test Facility ◽  
Materials Testing

OHMSETT 2000: FISCAL YEAR IN REVIEW

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (2) ◽  
pp. 1015-1019
Author(s):  
Kathleen Nolan ◽  
William Schmidt ◽  
James Lane
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Control School ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT During fiscal year 2000, a series of, boom, skimmer, pump, and dispersant tests were performed at OHMSETT, the national oil spill response test facility. Spill response technology development and training sessions were also conducted. These projects were conducted by government organizations, including the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center and the U.S. Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (USN ?FESC); research organizations such as Environment Canada, S.L. Ross Environmental Research, and the University of New Hampshire (UNH); and other private companies. The USCG and the National Spill Control School of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continued training sessions on the handling of oil spill response equipment. The USCG Research and Development (R&D) Center sponsored a test on viscous oil pumping systems, and another test for the development of fast-water oil spill containment and cleanup equipment. The NFESC conducted an evaluation of four high-speed skimmers that involved testing in waves with light fuel oils. Private companies utilized the tank and its simulated beach system to test their new containment boom designs and multi-skimmer units for oil retention and recovery capabilities. UNH returned to gather performance data on a new rapid current oil barrier design. Each of these projects has been significant in advancing oil spill response technology.

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