Keywords: A-3 Test Stand; CSG; chemical steam generator; ... Steam generated by the nine CSG units that will be installed on the A-3 stand will create a ...

With the placement of the test cell dome atop NASA's new A-3 Test Stand at the ... The stand will use a series of chemical steam generators to create a vacuum ...

Jan 4, 2010 ... The test cell and diffuser will enable operators to simulate altitudes of up to 100000 feet, using a series of chemical steam generators to ...

The simulated altitudes will be generated by using a network of chemical steam generators to reduce pressure within the stand's engine test cell, ...

... as in conventional steam boilers. ... WITH WHATEVER CHEMICAL DECONTAMINANT MAY ... LIQUID DECONTAMINATION CHEMICALS WHICH ...

The report presents the results of the NRC integrated program for the resolution of Unresolved Safety Issues (USIs) A-3, A-4, and A-5 regarding steam generator tube integrity. A generic risk assessment is provided and indicates that risk from steam genera...

Cost Plus Incentive Fee Award Term (CPIFAT) Contract ... A-3 Test Stand Water and Steam Piping ... Refurbish Test Stand Fire Main Systems ...

Engineers will generate nearly 4600 pounds per second of steam to reduce pressure inside A-3's test cell to simulate altitude conditions. ...

Oct 1, 2009 ... Steam produced by the generators will be used to reduce pressure inside the test cell diffuser, allowing operators to simulate altitudes up ...

BMP 8 Boiler/Steam Systems. " Develop routine inspection of steam traps and steam lines. " Optimize cycles of concentrations and chemical treatment ...

... and the inherent problems of steam boilers are avoided. ... on a few relatively simple chemicals, the additives used to improve the chemical action can ...

The purpose of this paper is to give a detailed description of the design and activation of the LOX/GH fueled chemical steam generator installed in Cell 2 ...

The UPTF TRAM test A3 was a separate effects test to investigate the interaction between the hot leg-injected ECC and the single-phase or two-phase natural circulation in the hot leg in the case of an SBLOCA in a PWR. The experimental investigation of 7 r...

Various models of steam explosion triggering and propagation are reviewed. An analogy is drawn between steam explosions and chemical combustion, stressing that a continuum of steam explosion intensities can exist, ranging from very weak deflagration-like ...

In this study, effects of steam with different density (saturated and dry steam) on five characteristic organic chemicals such as alcohol, ester, aromatics, phenol and fatty acid were investigated below 200 �C. The natures of the tested organic chemicals were analyzed by weight loss in steam. ...

This report assesses steam generation and use in the pulp and paper, chemical, and petroleum refining industries, and estimates the potential for energy savings from implementation of steam system performance and efficiency improvements.

Tests will be conducted on the CRBRP prototype steam generator at SCTI to determine the effects of steam generator geometry on the response of the CRBRP chemical leak detection system to small water-to-sodium leaks in various regions of the steam generato...

Two chemical cleaning solvent systems and two application methods were developed to remove the sludge in nuclear steam generators and to remove the corrosion products in the annuli between the steam generator tubes and the support plates. Laboratory testi...

This is an investigation of a gas/solid chemical reaction between steam and chemical hydrides that liberates pure hydrogen gas. The aim is to obtain fundamental kinetic, chemical, and thermodynamic data on the reaction so that sufficient information is kn...

and steam required Sulfuric acid can be shipped for miles and steam cannot Phosphoric acid evaporators between TG's units 31 Low Pressure steam between TG's units 7 LP steam exported 12 condensate 32 Mega require steam capacity from sulfuric acid plant Sulfuric acid plant produces more ...

... Accession Number : ADA446927. Title : Production of Hydrogen from Chemical Hydrides via Hydrolysis with Steam. Corporate ...

Precise temperature control, reduced energy consumption, and lower maintenance costs are the key benefits of direct-contact steam injection is often overlooked or not used to its full advantage by chemical engineers because they are unaware of its potential in chemical applications. This article offers guidelines for the use of ...

Oct 1, 2009 ... Nine three-module chemical steam generator units isopropyl alcohol is ... Steam produced by the generators will be used to reduce pressure ...

... catalytic coatings for systems of steam reforming of fuel and chemical heat ... basis for systems of steam reforming of fuel includes two milestones: ...

This report describes the pressure pulse cleaning process of the Surry steam generators. Containment inventory as measured by hideout return testing is discussed.

The results obtained from combined thermal and chemical tests of the steam generator of Unit 3 at the Kalinin nuclear power station are summarized. The obtained data are compared with the results of thermal and chemical tests carried out on steam generators at other nuclear power stations equipped with VVER-1000 ...

Recommendations and associated technical justifications are provided for the design of PWR steam generator chemical cleaning systems, using the nonproprietary process developed under the Steam Generator Owners Group research program. All major aspects of equipment design and location are addressed. The objective of the ...

Members of a special class of interfacially active chemicals were injected into wells in Kern County, CA, immediately before and during the huff 'n' puff steaming cycle. The chemical treatment was found to give significant increases in oil production.

concept. " Low Cost/Low Risk Alternative to Altitude Testing. " Exploits ... A3 Test Stand. Test Cell. Diffuser / Ejector. System. Steam Discharge to. Atmosphere ...

Corrosion related problems in PWR power plant steam generators have caused high maintenance costs, increased radiation exposure to plant personnel, and reduced unit availability. Two cleaning methods were investigated for their ability to clean deposits f...

The constants of the rate of the chemical reaction and of the adsorption equilibrium of steam on a carbon surface have been determined. The effective diffusion coefficient, the depth of penetration, and the degree of utilization of the internal surface of reactor graphite of type B-16 in oxidation by steam have been calculated.

Minimizing your blowdown rate can substantially reduce energy losses, as the temperature of the blown-down liquid is the same as that of the steam generated in the boiler. Minimizing blowdown will also reduce makeup water and chemical treatment costs.

A large number of pressurized water nuclear reactor electrical generating plants have experienced a corrosion-related problem with their steam generators known as denting. Denting is a mechanical deformation of the steam generator tubes that occurs at the...

This paper deals with the chemical equilibria and physical characteristics of the fluid in the reservoir (temperature, steam fraction with respect to total water, gas/steam ratio, redox conditions), which seem to be responsible for the observed concentrat...

BWX Technologies, Naval Nuclear Fuel Division (NNFD) is a manufacturing company with a steam system consisting of two Babcock & Wilcox boilers and approximately 350 steam traps. The steam system is used to produce and distribute steam for space heating and manufacturing process use. NNFD had made no ...

This patent describes an apparatus for determining the quality of saturated steam in a steam line of a multiple-line system served by a single steam generation. The apparatus comprising: means for injecting a tracer solution into the steam line at an injection point. The steam line operating at ...

Information is provided on the techniques employed towards the chemical analysis of volatile, semi-volatile matter, pesticides and PCB`s at the Hanford Reservation. Sample preparation methods are included.

A method of cleaning an exhaust gas is described, comprising the steps of flowing an exhaust gas into a steam scrubber having a steam scrubber chamber within which is impingement plate means; directing a flow of steam toward the impingement late means; and directing a jet of a liquid carrying a gas treatment ...

Steam losses may result from malfunctioning traps on steam supply lines and steam-heated processing equipment. The conservation program at Dow Chemical Co. is described that includes the use of thermography to reveal areas of heat and steam losses. The installation of a drain orifice system to ...

The main report on this CD assesses steam generation and use in the pulp and paper, chemical, and petroleum refining industries, and estimates the potential for energy savings from implementation of steam system performace and efficiency improvements. The Appendices on this CD provide supporting information for the analyses and ...

As part of a program to understand the thermal and hydraulic transport process that can lead to chemical concentration in sludge piles on the tubesheet in a steam generator, the chemical composition and physical properties of eight sludges and several sim...

The chemical carryover of impurities and treatment chemicals from the boiler to the steam phase, and ultimately to the low-pressure turbine and condenser, can be quantified based on laboratory experiments preformed over ranges of temperature, pH, and comp...

Consolidated Edison Company of New York has organized and is managing a program for the Department of Energy to develop and demonstrate chemical cleaning methods for removing magnetite corrosion products from the annuli between steam generator tubes and t...

... Page 4. Heat Whole house heat treatment; heat chambers; hot steam Cold ... Non-chemical Encasements, ClimbUp Interceptors, hot steam, ...

Capsule, pot-boiler, and model steam-generator tests were conducted to develop chemical procedures for limiting dent growth in nuclear steam generators. Testing included isothermal soaks and on-line chemical additions. In the typical test procedure, denti...

This DOE Save Energy Now case study describes how Dow Chemical Company saves 272,000 MMBtu and $1.9 million annually after increasing the steam system energy efficiency of a plant in Louisiana.

This report describes the results of the mockup demonstration test of the first modified baseline process under Contract S-127, Chemical Cleaning of Nuclear Steam Generators. The objective of this program is to determine the feasibility of cleaning the se...

EDF has patented a chemical cleaning process for PWR steam generators, based on the use of a mixture of organic acids in order to dissolve iron oxides and copper with a single solution and clean dented crevices. Qualification tests have permitted to demon...

The authors have developed a modified Nielsen-Kryger steam-distillation apparatus that provides exhaustive distillation of pesticides and industrial chemicals from water, sediments, and tissue and the simultaneous extraction of the distillate by a small volume of organic solvent....

The maximum thermodynamic and economic potentials for increased inplant electric power generation by steam turbine, gas turbine, and diesel topping and steam and organic bottoming cycles are determined for the chemical, petroleum refining, and paper and p...

This report is a continuation of earlier reports by the staff addressing pressurized water reactor steam generator operating experience. NUREG-0886, Steam Generator Tube Experience, published in February 1982 summarized experience in domestic and foreign plants through December 1981. This report summarizes steam generator operating ...

Air cleaning equipment, such as a filter or a chemical absorbent cartridge ...... sanitary and fire suppression water, steam boiler and chiller systems, the ...

alcohol, Liquid Oxygen (LOX), and water would run for the duration of the ... stand would be air emissions from isopropyl alcohol and LOX chemical steam ...

A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires ...

... the degree of excess air, and the chemical reactions occurring ... and steam space above the water inside the boiler. Boilers are classified by design. ...

Corrosion related problems in PWR power plant steam generators have caused high maintenance costs, increased radiation exposure to plant personnel, and reduced unit availability. Two cleaning methods were investigated for their ability to clean deposits from steam generators thereby increasing the integrity of the steam generators and ...

The wetting behavior of a surface under steam condensation depends on its intrinsic wettability and micron or nanoscale surface roughness. A typical superhydrophobic surface may not be suitable as a steam-phobic surface due to nucleation and growth of water inside the valleys and thus, failure to form air-liquid- solid composite interface. Here, we present ...