Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
June 22, 2020
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Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
Partners:
-- A.O. Smith Corp. – Milwaukee, WI
-- Isotherm Inc. - Arlington, TX
-- Brayton Energy – Hampton, NH
DOE Total Funding: $2,400,000
Cost Share: $200,000 per year
Project Term: June 1, 2020 – May 31, 2023
Funding Type: Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2019 Funding Opportunity
Project Objective
The project team, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will design, manufacture, and demonstrate a high-temperature heat exchanger that can effectively operate under extremely high operating temperatures (~1000 C) for typical gas-fired applications while withstanding extremely corrosive environments.
Project Impact
Unavailability of heat exchangers to provide sustainable performance at elevated temperatures for corrosive working fluids has been a major technological barrier to achieve improved efficiency. The advanced heat exchanger technology developed under the current project will enable cost-effective and feasible implementation of combined heat and power; and thermally driven heat pump applications. Heat exchangers are critical components for a wide range of applications such as modular power generation, waste heat recovery, and energy harvesting. The project team will provide a comprehensive infrastructure for the design, materials selection, and manufacturing process, which will influence multiple technology sectors. Such efforts will open a substantial job market and will enable U.S. manufacturers to lead the market in advanced energy conversion processes.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Antonio Bouza
Lead Performer: Kashif Nawaz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Related Publications
- An overview of the design of high-temperature heat exchangers: State-of-the-art developments and prospects, Renewable and Sustainable energy Review (under review)
- Processing and Properties of SiC Composites made via Binder Jet 3D Printing and Infiltration and Pyrolysis of a SiC-forming Preceramic Polymer, Journal of Materials Science (under review)
- Material and Manufacturing Process for High Temperature Heat Exchanger: Review Of State of the Art Development, Opportunities And Challenges, Renewable and Sustainable energy Review (under review)