| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L53410/01 |
| Title: |
OPTICAL SYNTHESIS SURFACE MODIFICATION TEMPERATURE REFRACTORY MATERIALS IMPROVED INCINERATOR/FURNACE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Li, Professor L |
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| Department: |
Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufac Eng |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 August 1997 |
Ends: |
31 January 1999 |
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84,816
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This is a multi disciplinary project, with two academic partners in different departments and, initially, four leading UK companies (ICI, Morgan, BNFL and Describe the proposed Cleanaway), concerned with a novel method of synthesis and surface treatment of refractory materials for improving the corrosion, erosion corrosion and thermal shock resistances of incinerator/furnace linings. The research involves a study of the use of high power lasers and, particularly, high power arc lamps to generate solidification structures on the surface of refractory linings in order to seal porosity in large areas, thereby preventing ingress of corrosive species at high temperatures, and to synthesize improved high performance refractories, such as graphite and SiC, on the surfaces of conventional refractory substrates. This initial feasibility project will evaluate the potential of these techniques for improving the effectiveness of the refractory linings without increasing the likelihood of failure due to thermal shock effects. Studies of microstructural behaviours, phase formations, surface morphology and heat effects will be carried out, together with the high temperature corrosion and thermal shock characteristics of both treated and the untreated refractories, under conditions pertinent to combustion progresses in order to determine the mechanisms of degradation and, in particular, the transport paths for corrosive media through the linings. The project should form the basis for reducing costs and increasing efficiency of industries involved in incineration and high temperature combustion processes
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