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Show 5 Pulp and Paper Industry Combustion - The Combustion Technology Program also has a role to support other activities in OIT. For several years, Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International (MTCI) has been working on the development of a new gasifier concept using support provided by DOE and the paper industry. The process gasifies black liquor or sludge in a fluidized bed. The MTCI gasification process appears promising; however, the process could benefit from an improved understanding of fundamental processes that control the technology. Georgia Tech is investigating the effect of variations in fuel gas composition on the operation of pulse combustors as well as on heat transfer within the fluidized bed. In August 1994, the Industrial Combustion Technology Program sponsored a Workshop on "Fundamental Research in Support of Industrial Combustion Needs." It was conducted by Prof. S.S. Penner of the University of California at San Diego. The Workshop was held in Irvine, California, and took advantage of the presence in Irvine of combustion experts from throughout the world who attended the Combustion Institute's International Combustion Symposium. Over 20 invited papers were presented at the DOE Workshop by industrial and fundamentally-oriented combustion specialists. The former emphasized their combustion needs, and the latter, approaches to providing solutions to these needs. Over 40 invited attendees participated. Prof. Penner is now assembling the comments and will produce a report highlighting a new generation fundamental research agenda which will emphasize both the largest energy consuming industries and the fuels which industry uses. Also to be emphasized will be technologies which can be transferred to the Industrial Combustion Equipment Prog"ram. INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT PROGRAM The DOE Industrial Combustion Equipment Program advances technology to the point of commercialization. Activities focus on the development of energy efficient combustion equipment for use in one or more high energy consuming manufacturing industries. This Program involves research, development and demonstration projects generally contracted with industry. A commercial product that improves the efficiency and enhances the competitiveness of U.S. industry is expected to result from each project. Each project culminates in a demonstration at an operating host site. The demonstration is deSigned to provide industry with credible data to accelerate the adoption of new technology combustion equipment. |