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Simulations of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit on NETL’s Joule Supercomputer Support the Idaho Cleanup Project
There are approximately one million gallons of radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste being stored at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site. To reduce the environmental footprint, the Department of Energy has...
Development of a Three-dimensional Transient Wall Heat Transfer Model of a Rotating Detonation Combustor
Numerical simulation of transient heat transfer characteristics of a Rotating Detonation Combustor (RDC) is presented in this paper. A three-dimensional transient conduction model was developed…
Molecular Simulations of CO2, H2, H2O, and H2S Gas Absorption into Hydrophobic Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) Solvent: Solubility and Surface Tension
Liquid surface tension is an important parameter to characterize the gas-liquid contact area in gas absorption with direct implications for the overall absorber equipment size and the associated capital cost. Additionally, liquid surface tension is one of the main...
New Databases for Development of High-Performance Alloys
Advanced technologies for fossil energy power generation, such as ultra-supercritical steam plants and oxyfuel combustion boilers, will increase efficiency and facilitate the capture of carbon dioxide. Such advanced systems will operate at higher temperatures,...
Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations of a Pilot-Scale Transport Gasifier Using Mississippi Lignite Feedstock
An NETL researcher presented recent findings from ongoing gasification modeling work at the 2014 Gasification Technologies Conference. The presentation entitled "Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations of a Pilot-Scale Transport Gasifier Using Mississippi Lignite...
NETL Supercomputer Puts Super Confidence in Research Results
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) supercomputer injects speed, accuracy, and—perhaps most importantly—confidence into the complex process of simulating emerging energy technologies and new, innovative materials. Throughout the research community,...
NETL Supercomputer Helps Researchers Study Coal Gasification
Researchers at the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) are using their world-class supercomputer to learn more about the chaotic chemical reactions that occur in the coal gasification process—knowledge that can lead to cleaner, more...
NETL Supercomputer Helps Develop Metal Alloys For Next-Generation Fossil Fuel Technologies
Many emerging technologies designed to use fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently require components made of new materials that can withstand unprecedented temperatures, pressures, and corrosion levels. Developing these new materials was an arduous, time-consuming...