TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.1: NovelApproaches to Monitoring the Integrity of Refractory used in Coal Gasifiers

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	Federal Grant Title:	TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.1: NovelApproaches to Monitoring the Integrity of Refractory used in Coal Gasifiers
	CFDA Number:	81.089
	CFDA Description:	Fossil Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	National Energy Technology Laboratory
	Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-PS26-08NT00440-1A
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 18, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 18, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 18, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$900,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$400,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
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Grant Description: NOTE: This descriptive area provides an overview of Technical Topic 1: Sub-Topic 1.1 Novel Approaches to Monitoring the Integrity of Refractory used in Coal Gasifiers only. YOU MUST READ THE ENTIRE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE AN APPLICATION UNDER A SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SUB-TOPIC. Please scroll to the bottom of this page to access the Funding Opportunity Master Announcement. TOPIC AREA 1 SENSORS AND CONTROLS Sub-Topic 1.1: Novel Approaches to Monitoring the Integrity of Refractory used in Coal Gasifiers Coal gasifiers operate under extreme conditions including high temperature (1400oC) and high pressure (600 PSI) to convert coal to synthesis gas and molten slag. The formation of molten slag under extreme conditions including highly reducing, erosive, and corrosive conditions requires that the gasification vessel be protected with refractory materials. These refractory materials degrade over time and in response to the coal slag and process conditions. Refractory liners are required to be replaced and the costs associated with replacement of the refractory materials and lost production time can be significant. The ability to monitor the integrity of the refractory materials during gasifier operation and to accurately estimate remaining life of the refractory materials would contribute significantly to the overall operational performance and reliability of coal gasifiers. Applications are sought for the development of monitoring techniques to assess the overall quality of the refractory liners or the creation of smart refractory materials by embedding monitoring capabilities into the liners. Proposed approaches should consider the following: Degradation mechanisms of the refractory and offer techniques with the capability to infer refractory thickness, spallation, and assist in estimating the remaining life of the refractory liner; Ability to embed or integrate measurement capability into the refractory bricks or liner material since access to the gasifier is very limited; Techniques that can be used to describe or assess the entire hot face refractory rather than single point assessments; and Incorporating existing and accepted computational descriptions of refractory degradation for slagging coal gasifiers and/or develop models that assist in assessing the integrity and to predict remaining life of the refractory liner. References Relevant links for references are provided below. Special Issue on Refractories for Gasifiers, Refractory Applications and News, Volume 9, Number 5, September/October 2004, http://www.ranews.info/ran/ran2004/ranso04.pdf Improved Refractories for Slagging Gasifiers in IGCC Power Systems, C. Dogan, K. Kwong, J. Bennett, and R. Chinn, http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/835687-FLAfCQ/native/835687.PDF
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