Development and Testing of AZEP Reactor Components

Various issues related to the development and testing of advanced zero emissions power plant (AZEP) reactor components were discussed. For compactness and manufacturability, a module design based on extruded square channel monoliths was chosen. The manifold design enabled gas distribution on a checkerboard pattern. Modules with contact area of > 500 m super(2)/m super(3) were produced. Results from testing of the modules under close to realistic process conditions agreed with model predictions. Extrapolation to AZEP process conditions gave an oxygen production rate of around 37 mol O sub(2)/(m super(3)s), or 15 MW/m super(3) power density. The values corresponded to project targets and confirmed the feasibility of the AZEP concept.