Technical Topic 2: Computational Energy Sciences; SUBTOPIC 2C: DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL OF INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE (IGCC) PLANTS

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Technical Topic 2: Computational Energy Sciences; SUBTOPIC 2C: DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL OF INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE (IGCC) PLANTS: NOTE: This descriptive area provides an overview of this Funding Opportunity. YOU MUST READ THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY MASTER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DETAILS ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND HOW TO PREPARE AN APPLICATION UNDER A SPECIFIC AREA OF INTEREST. Please scroll to the bottom of this page under the heading Full Announcement and Other Files and click on the link to access the Funding Opportunity Master Announcement. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA GRANTS.GOV TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD. Proposals are sought to develop advanced process control strategies for optimizing the operation and control of complex IGCC plants. Multiple components such as the air separation unit, gasifier, gas cleanup system, gas turbine, and steam cycle are integrated and require coordinated control to simultaneously satisfy operation and emission control objectives. Dynamic simulations are needed to determine the key equipment response time requirements and investigate interactions among those components so as to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly operation and control of the plant . The IGCC dynamic model needs to be used to predict the transient behavior of the IGCC plant during startup and shutdown, as well as subsequent to planned (e.g., loading, unloading) or unplanned (e.g., gasifier trip, gas turbine trip, steam turbine trip) disturbances of the steady-state operation. Advanced process control strategies needs to be designed to drive the gasifier to satisfy load demands while meeting IGCC plant integration, performance, and environmental objectives.