Bons and Ameri To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Research With DOE Grant

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Jeffrey Bons and Research Scientisht Ali Ameri have received a U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory grant of $497,223 to conduct advanced turbine technology research for the clean and efficient operation of turbines using fuels derived from coal and containing high amounts of hydrogen. The Ohio State project is called “Effects of Hot Streak and Phantom Cooling on Heat Transfer in a Cooled Turbine Stage Including Particulate Deposition.” This project seeks to develop a validated modeling capability to characterize the effect of hot streaks on the heat load of a modern gas turbine. The model will be able to accurately predict the heat load and deposition rates in a cooled turbine stage (vane and rotor). Ohio State is one of 10 universities chosen for the project to conduct advanced turbine technology research for the clean and efficient operation of turbines using fuels derived from coal and containing high amounts of hydrogen. These high-hydrogen-content fuels are crucial to developing advanced coal-based power generation systems, such as integrated gasification combined cycle, that can capture and store carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.