ForewordThe U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, held its Second Annual Advanced Turbine Systems Program Review on November 9-11, 1994, in Arlington, Virginia. The goals of this eight-year program are to develop cleaner, more efficient, and less expensive gas turbine systems for utility and industrial electric power generation, cogeneration, and mechanical drive units. Projects are funded jointly by the office of Fossil Energy and private industry.During the three-day meeting, presentations on energy policy issues were delivered by representatives of regulatory, industry, and research institutions; program overviews and technical reviews were given by contractors; and on-going and proposed future projects sponsored by university and industry were presented and displayed at the poster session. Panel discussions on distributed power and Advanced Gas Systems Research (AGTSR) education provided a forum for interactive dialog and exchange of ideas. Exhibitors at the conference included the U.S. Department of Energy; Solar Turbines, Incorporated; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Allison Engine Company; and General Electric.This proceedings contains copies of the majority of the papers and posters presented during the sessions in the order listed on the agenda.William P. Parks, Jr. Acting Director, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division Advanced Turbine Systems Office of Industrial Technologies
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INTRODUCTIONThese proceedings summarize the annual activities of the Advanced Turbine System (ATS) Program. The objective of the program is to develop more efficient gas turbine systems for both, utility and industrial power generation (including cogeneration). The program is developing base-load power systems for commercial offering in the year 2000. Although the target market is natural gas, advanced turbine systems will be adaptable to coal and biomass fuels. All advanced turbines will exhibit: (1) ultra-high efficiencies, (2) environmentally superiority, and (3) cost competitiveness.The ATS ""Comprehensive Program Plan" outlines an eight-year program, estimated to be $700 million consisting...