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Contact Information. Mary Anne Alvin National Energy Technology Laboratory Research Group Leader Advanced Materials Research Separation & Fuels Processing Division Office of Research and Development Pittsburgh, PA 412-386-5498 maryanne.alvin@netl.doe.gov
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Contact Information Mary Anne Alvin National Energy Technology Laboratory Research Group Leader Advanced Materials Research Separation & Fuels Processing Division Office of Research and Development Pittsburgh, PA 412-386-5498 maryanne.alvin@netl.doe.gov Materials and Component Development For Advanced Turbine Systems
Experience / Expertise • Thirty years of experience in the area of advanced energy systems at Westinghouse and Siemens Westinghouse. • As a Fellow Scientist, program management and principal investigator efforts between 1987-2004 encompassed procurement and successful conduct and completion of programs in the area of high temperature, particulate removal, porous ceramic (oxide- & nonoxide-based, monolithic & CFCC/CMC), intermetallic, and metal/superalloy filter materials and component development/bench-scale assessment; performance in domestic and off-shore pilot- and demonstration-scale, pressurized, gasification and combustion coal-fired power generation facilities targeted for hot gas filtration commercialization & integration with the gas turbine power island. • In 2000, technology areas were expanded to include development of advanced high temperature catalyst systems and substrate supports for combustion turbines, and gas separation membrane components. • In 2005 joined DOE/NETL where primary focus includes ORD program development and execution via conduct and management of both internal and collaborative external materials technology efforts for 2015 advanced land-based syngas, hydrogen-fired, and oxy-fuel gas turbines. • Project includes >25 professionals in industry, small businesses, universities, and the National Laboratories. • Project encompasses materials development, aerothermal heat transfer, and NDE technology areas. • Chair of the Materials TAT Technology Team for the Power Propulsion Systems Alliance (DOD, DOE, NASA, WPAFB, Army, Navy, and FAA Collaboration). • ORD Representative on NETL’s PM Turbine Technology Team & NETL’s PM Gasification Technology Team.
Materials-Related Facilities and Other Assets RESEARCH FOCUS:MATERIALS/AEROTHERMAL/COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT Advanced Land-Based Turbine Applications 1425-1700ºC, High Steam-Containing, Pressurized Hydrogen-Fired and Oxy-Fuel Systems • ADVANCED MATERIALS • Development of new novel bond coat systems and advanced thermal barrier coatings (TBC) MAAlvin* (NETL-Pgh); Commercial Suppliers; Westinghouse Plasma Corp; Testing/Assessment: FPettit/JMeier/MYanar (UPitt) • Advanced APS YSZ development JMeier/FPettit/MHelminiak/MYanar, (UPitt) & Praxair/GE • Advanced HT overlay TBC system development Commercial Suppliers; SMao (UPitt) • ODS alloy development BKang (WVU) • Advanced refractory (Mo, Nb) and nickel-based diffusion bond coat development BGleeson (UPitt) • AEROTHERMAL/HEAT TRANSFER • Internal and external heat transfer computational modeling assessment including film, transpiration, pulse cooling configurations; Experimental validation & configuration/component development MChyu/SSiw/PGanmol/ WSlaughter/VKaraivanov (UPitt); TShih (Ames/Iowa State Univ) • Predictive 3D life assessment modeling of airfoil high temperature creep, fatigue, and crack growth; Experimental validation of predictive models WSlaughter/VKaraivanov/MChyu/SSiw (UPitt) • Aeorthermal test facilities development; Current focus: Air/steam/CO2 cooling; Film cooling hole configuration MChyu/SSiw (UPitt) & KCasleton/DStraub/TSidwell (NETL-Mgn) • NON-DESTRUCTIVE ENABLING TECHNIQUES • Development of micro-indentation methodology and RT/HT hand-held devices demonstrating stiffness, Modulus, and material life of thermal barrier coatings and advanced substrate matrices BKang/CFeng/JTannenbaum (WVU) • Development of acousto-ultrasonic NDE techniques for assessment & prediction of TBC life RChen/BZhang (WVU) * Collaborative Effort on All Task Areas
Near-Term Technology Area Focus Assessment of Commercial CMC/CFCC & ODS Alloys HT Cyclic Oxidation (>1150C for CMC/CFCCs) Predictive Life Modeling for Oxy-Fuel Applications Design/Develop Automated, NDE Micro-Indentation Stiffness/ Modulus Measurement Hardware for Full-Scale Turbine Airfoils Alternate Component Geometries Alternate Power Applications TBD Long-Term Technology Area Focus Stretch Goals Integration of Materials-Aerothermal Approaches for Enhanced Component Manufacturability, Durability, and In-Situ Monitoring Interdisciplinary NETL-University Collaborative Team Concept Design Development of Advanced Architectures Bench-Scale Proof-of-Concept Assessment TBD Future Research Interests in the Energy-Related Materials Area Materials and Component Development For Advanced Turbine Systems • Programmatic • Interagency & OEM Involvement • NASA, DOD, Turbine Manufacturers, etc. • Applied Technology Transfer/Product Commercialization • Materials (Bond Coat/YSZ/Overlay/Substrate) • Aerothermal • Component Architecture • NDE Techniques