HYTEST Phase I Facility Commissioning and Modeling

Shunn, Lee P. ; Boardman, Richard D. ; Cherry, Shane J. ; Rieger, Craig G.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: 30 Direct Energy Conversion;    Blowers;    Process Control;    Process Modeling;    Reactor Components;   

DOI  :  10.2172/974766
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-09-16961
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-05ID14517
RP-ID  :  974766

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this document is to report the first year accomplishments of two coordinated Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects that utilize a hybrid energy testing laboratory that couples various reactors to investigate system reactance behavior. This work is the first phase of a series of hybrid energy research and testing stations - referred to hereafter as HYTEST facilities – that are planned for construction and operation at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). A HYTEST Phase I facility was set up and commissioned in Bay 9 of the Bonneville County Technology Center (BCTC). The purpose of this facility is to utilize the hydrogen and oxygen that is produced by the High Temperature Steam Electrolysis test reactors operating in Bay 9 to support the investigation of kinetic phenomena and transient response of integrated reactor components. This facility provides a convenient scale for conducting scoping tests of new reaction concepts, materials performance, new instruments, and real-time data collection and manipulation for advance process controls. An enclosed reactor module was assembled and connected to a new ventilation system equipped with a variable-speed exhaust blower to mitigate hazardous gas exposures, as well as contract with hot surfaces. The module was equipped with a hydrogen gas pump and receiver tank to supply high quality hydrogen to chemical reactors located in the hood.