# Presentation: 114765

## The National Energy Technology Laboratory

**The National Energy Technology Laboratory**

**Laboratory Facilities and Capabilities**
**Michael A. Nowak**
**412-386-6020         nowak@netl.doe.gov**

_**Research Focus Areas**_
**Gas Energy Systems Dynamics**
**Carbon Sequestration Science**
**Ultra-Clean Fuels**
**Computational Energy Sciences**
**Vision 21 Advanced Power Systems**
**Environmental Research Technology**

## Carbon Sequestration Science

**Carbon Sequestration Science**

**High-Pressure Water Tunnel Facility**

- Simulate deep ocean to 3460 m
- Easily modified internal configuration
- Stabilize rising  or sinking fluid particles
- <2700 mCO2 rises;  >2700 m CO2 sinks
- CO2 sequestration; Natural gas hydrates
- Multiple observation ports

- Measures drag and buoyancy force.
- Axial velocity gradually increases with height providing vertical stability.  Velocity profile axially symmetric with a local minimum at center.  Flow should be free of large-scale turbulence.

## Environmental Research Technology 

**PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LABORATORY**
**SEM/X-Ray Microanalysis**
**XPS and Auger Spectroscopy**
**Atomic Force Microscopy**
**TGA Systems**
**FTIR with High Temp. Diffuse Reflectance**
**Physical Characterization**
**Chemical Analysis **

**Environmental Research Technology**

## Environmental Research Technology

- The Combustion and Environmental Research Facility (CERF) is used to assess solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels in typical pulverized/suspension-fired systems. The CERF operates round-the-clock for up to three weeks at a rate of 20 to 65 lb coal per hour.

**Environmental Research Technology**

- The HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS STREAM CLEANUP test facilities support NETL’s PFB and IGCC Programs.  Eight, twelve, and thirty-four inch reactors are fitted with candle filters.  The twelve inch reactor operates at pressures up to 20 atm.  and 1150C.

## Environmental Research Technology

**LIFE CYCLE TEST FACILITY**
- A closed-loop, life-cycle test system capable of continuous integrated operation with sorbent absorption/ regeneration steps

_**Flow Analysis Facility**_
- Laser Doppler Anemometer
- Pulsed Laser Imaging
- Fluorescent Image Velocimetry

## Gas Energy Systems Dynamics

**PRESSURIZED PULSE COMBUSTOR**

**Gas Energy Systems Dynamics**

- The **LASER SPECTROSCOPY** **LABORATORY** is focused on optical diagnostic techniques applied to combustion processes.
- Nd-YAG laser
- Tunable Dye laser: near IR to UV
- 0.5 meter SPEX spectrometer
-  Kodak EktaPro high speed video 			camera

## Vision 21 Advanced Power Systems

**GAS PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT**
- The GPDU is designed to test both fluid bed and transport contacting.  The GPDU has two transport reactors and two fluid 	bed reactors.

## Ultra-Clean Fuels

- The SBCR facility consists of two 8-foot columns.  The 4-inch acrylic column allows visual observations within the column and preliminary evaluation of diagnostic techniques at ambient conditions. The second 4-inch column is constructed of stainless steel.

**Ultra-Clean Fuels**

## Computational Energy Science

**COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCE**
- Molecular level phenomena
- Meso-scale phenomena
- Device-scale models
- Systems-level models
**STRENGTHS**
- MFIX
- FLUENT
- Matlab
- MGAS, METCEC, and Chemkin
- Silicon Graphics  workstations
- Beowulf Cluster (32 nodes)
- High Speed Link to Pittsburgh
- 	Super Computing Center
- Army Research Lab MSRC (256 nodes)

## Laboratory Contacts

- Gas Energy Systems Dynamics
- Carbon Sequestration Science
- Ultra-Clean Fuels
- Computational Energy Sciences
- Vision 21 Advanced Power Systems
- Environmental Research Technology - Air
- Environmental Research Technology - Water

- Dan Malone 304-285-4629
-      daniel.malonet@netl.doe.gov
- Curt White 412-386-5808
-      curt.white@netl.doe.gov
- Anthony Cugini 412-386-6023
-      anthony.cugini@netl.doe.gov
- Jack Halow 304-285-4114
-       john.halow@netl.doe.gov
- Dave Wildman 412-386-4913
-       david.wildman@netl.doe.gov
- Curt White 412-386-5808
-      curt.white@netl.doe.gov
- Bob Kleinman 412-386-6555
-     robert.kleinman@netl.doe.gov