Alternative Pre-Heat System

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)

Applied Research and Development

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Northern Gas Networks

Network Innovation Allowance

Ofgem

01 September 2017

01 February 2018

ENA months

£43,152

Energy

Yorkshire & Humberside

Network Innovation Allowance

Project Contact, Northern Gas Networks

Haydale Ltd will carry out all design, prototype building, testing and report writing activities. NGN will provide technical guidance and design review throughout.All testing will be done under controlled conditions at Haydales Laboratory facility. The scope of this project is to explore if materials doped with Graphene Nanoparticles can be used to produce low power Very Low Voltage (VLV) heating elements for pre-heating gas. This is an early stage feasibility assessment, but if successful will lead on to further projects. The project will be done in five stages as set out in the objectives below. Stage 1 – Target Design SpecificationsNGN will provide Haydale with details of existing equipment and pre-heat requirements for research. The collaborative outcome of this stage will provide the detailed design specifications. Stage 2 – Top Level design description and calculationsHaydale will produce one or more theoretical designs will be examined using simplified assumptions and calculations made to demonstrate how the above requirement can be met. Stage 3 – Design Options and RisksA review of the design will be undertaken with input from several engineers to examine further options and risks in moving forward with a full-scale development.Stage 4 – Lab Scale DemonstratorA lab scale model will be built and tested to demonstrate critical operational capability of the technology to meet the design requirements. Stage 5 – Report and RecommendationA full report will be written detailing the outputs and findings of the above stages, efficiency analysis, comparison to existing pre-heating methods and cost benefit analysis, as well as recommendations for any further development as necessary.

The scope of this project is to explore if materials doped with Graphene Nanoparticles can be used to produce low power Very Low Voltage (VLV) heating elements for pre-heating gas. This is an early stage feasibility assessment, but if successful will lead on to further projects. The project will be done in five stages as set out in the objectives below.

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