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Contact Information. Doug Straub National Energy Technology Laboratory Office of Research and Development Energy Systems Dynamics Division Mechanical Engineer 304-285-5444 douglas.straub@netl.doe.gov. Experience / Expertise. Education
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Contact Information Doug Straub National Energy Technology Laboratory Office of Research and Development Energy Systems Dynamics Division Mechanical Engineer 304-285-5444 douglas.straub@netl.doe.gov
Experience / Expertise Education MSME – Thesis research on synthesis of diamond films Post-graduate courses at WVU (‘92-96) NETL employee since 1991 1-2 years of project management experience 15 years of R&D experience in the following areas: • Combustion • Novel low emission gas turbine combustion • Thermo-acoustic instabilities • Fuel variability/flexibility for gas turbines • New effort in chemical looping combustion Other research interests include • Aerothermal cooling • Inverted Brayton cycles, and • CO2 separation strategies
Materials-Related Facilities and Other Assets • Pressurized combustion facility produces “realistic” turbine hot gas path • Test material coupons, cooling approaches, and sensors that support the goals of the DOE Turbines Program • Current aerothermal rig team members • Dr. Minking Chyu, Sin Siw (Pitt) • MaryAnne Alvin, Todd Sidwell, Kent Casleton, Steve Beer (NETL) Coupon size (2” x 2”) Area at test section (2” x 5”) Pressure (1 – 10 atm) Target Gas Temp (2200-2600F) Max Gas flow (~ 2 lb/s) Fuel: natural gas and/or H2 Oxidant: air Emissivity corrected pyrometer Hyper-spectral imaging system
Summary and Future Research Interests • Unique capability to produce “realistic” hot gas path conditions • Shakedown scheduled for March • Aerothermal test campaign scheduled for April • Other options to utilize this capability are welcome! • Collaborations are encouraged!
