Actions for Test and evaluation of hot gas clean-up devices. Phase I and II (Task 1). Technical progress report for the period May 7, 1981-August 31, 1981
This report presents the status of the work performed on a program for test and evaluation of gas clean-up devices for PFBC combined cycle systems. The work was performed during the period May 7, 1981 through August 31, 1981. This is the first quarterly report since the start of the program. Work has been initiated to restore the pressurized fluidized bed (PFB) technology plant at Wood-Ridge, NJ to an operational status. Preliminary designs to incorporate each of three advanced gas clean-up devices following a first stage low pressure drop cyclone type separator have been completed. The advanced devices include a ceramic bag filter, an electrostatic precipitator and an electrostatically enhanced cyclone separator. The final design activity necessary to modify the facility has been initiated. Testing of each hot gas clean-up device concurrently with an advanced concept particle sampling system and an alkali metal content instrumentation system is planned.