TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.2: Novel Monitoring Approaches to Enhance Plant and Component Reliability

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	Federal Grant Title:	TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.2: Novel Monitoring Approaches to Enhance Plant and Component Reliability
	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-PS26-08NT00440-1B
	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 1.2 Novel Monitoring Approaches to Enhance Plant and Component Reliability 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 1.2: Novel Monitoring Approaches to Enhance Plant and Component Reliability As advanced fossil energy systems progress towards higher efficiencies and ultra low emissions, the conditions under which fuel is converted to power are becoming increasingly harsh (i.e. pressure, temperature, corrosivity) leading to accelerated rates of degradation and failure of materials and components. Without an understanding or the ability to monitor critical materials and components within a power plant, an increased number of forced outages and lower overall availability of the plant may result. Given the anticipated complexity and severity of operating conditions for the next generation of low emission power plants, innovations are needed to monitor and predict critical points within a plant to assess its condition and anticipate when failure of a component may occur. This topic seeks development of novel monitoring approaches to specific sections of a plant that could benefit from the development of a robust condition monitoring sensor network: Steam tube and piping used for next generation super critical and ultra super critical power plants where the fuel side will utilize various domestic coals and the steam side will be subjected to temperatures up to 760oC and pressures up to 5,000 psi. For these conditions, new materials may be used in which the degradation mechanisms and overall lifetime may not be well understood. A network of on line sensors is needed to monitor the condition of this system and may include coupling with models of the materials and the system to aid in the prediction of remaining life. The sensor network may include the following sensors: temperature, pressure, strain, corrosion, fatigue, coating integrity/thickness. Hot section components of a combustion turbine are exposed to extreme temperatures in a reacting turbulent environment and are operated with very tight tolerances in which to gain the greatest performance from the system. Few sensors and monitoring approaches are adequate to survive or be integrated into the hot section of a turbine. An innovative approach is sought to introduce novel sensor technologies into the hot section in which to monitor the condition of process, components, and or materials used this section of the turbine where gas temperatures can reach 1300 oC. A reliable and long term monitoring capability will contribute to the overall reliability of the combustion turbine. Measurements of interest may include but are not limited to temperature (surface and gas path), strain, and integrity of the thermal barrier coating. Applications must address only one of the sections outlined above and competitive applications should address the following elements: An assessment of the measurement and monitoring needs to facilitate the design of a robust condition monitoring network; Outline a condition monitoring network sufficient to employ predictive maintenance algorithms; and Identify, develop, and evaluate on line sensor technologies to monitor critical components, materials, and process parameters that provide the desired input for assessing and predicting the condition of the system. References Relevant links for references are provided below. Boiler Materials for Ultrasupercritical Coal Power Plants Annual report for Project U.S. DOE No.: DE-FG26-01NT41175, February, 2007, http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/advresearch/pubs/Q123106.pdf 2006 Plant Process Control Workshop Summary Report:, June, 2006 http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/06/Plant%20Process%20Control%20 Workshop%20Summary%20Report-Final.pdf Turbine Materials Studies, Presentation/slides http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/turbines/refshelf/DOEPapers/FE%20 Turbine%20Materials_Version1.pdf Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group (PIWG) Sensor Specification Charts http://www.piwg.org/sensor.html
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