Potential Army Application for Micro-Turbine Cogeneration Technology.

Abstract

Many U.S. Army installations pay relatively high prices for the electricity because they are remotely located. Moreover, Army facilities frequently have heat and electrical needs co-located in a building or cluster of buildings, which makes these locations well suited for energy "cogeneration." Micro-turbines are a miniaturized version of combustion turbines currently used in the aerospace and electric power industries. The micro-turbine's simple construction, when coupled with the cost benefits of mass production, is anticipated to yield electric power at low capitol costs. Also, the unit's exhaust stream is a high quality heat stream that can be used in a cogeneration system to meet steam or hot water needs co-located in the building. This study reviewed ongoing demonstrations to evaluate micro-turbine technology for possible application at Army installations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370920

Entities

People

  • Cheri Amsdorff
  • Michael K. Brewer

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Facilities
  • Calorific Value
  • Combustion
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Systems
  • Engineers
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Ignition
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Mass Production
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Turbines
  • Turbogenerators
  • Turbomachinery

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster