Proceedings of the

ASMEPOWER CONFERENCE

- 2005 -INCLUDES PAPERS FROM THE 2005

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POWER ENGINEERING

(ICOPE)

PART A

COMPONENTS, PLANT SYSTEMS AND DESIGN ENGINEERING

OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY,AVAILABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY

STEAM TURBINES AND GENERATORS

FUELS, COMBUSTION AND EMISSION FUELS

presented atThe 2005 ASME Power Conference

April 5-7, 2005Chicago, Illinois USA

sponsored by

The Power Division, ASMETIB/UB Hannover 89126 158 835

A S M ET h r e e P a r k A v e n u e • N e w Y o r k , N . Y . 1 0 0 1 6

CONTENTS

PART A

COMPONENTS, PLANT SYSTEMS AND DESIGN ENGINEERINGPOWER2005-50016 1

Design of a Provisory Axle for Substitution of a 69MW Generator's RotorSalustiano Martins Pinto Junior and Hernani De Pinho Carvalho

POWER2005-50041 7Advancements in Hydraulic Modeling of Cooling Water Intakes in Power Plants

Andrew E. Johansson, Philip S. Stacy, Dean K. White, and Fangbiao Lin

POWER2005-50057 17Predicting Performance of a Condenser With Plugged Tubes

Gene L. Minner and Gerald Weber

POWER2005-50061 29An Integrated Cooling Water Intake System Enhancement Strategy

Jeffrey M. Jones and Bert Mayer

P0WER2005-50075 35Low Pressure Injection System CrossConnect Modification

Ronnie T. Broughton

POWER2005-50093 41Coupling Effect of Flexible Geared Rotor on Quick Return Mechanism

J. R. Chang and W. C. Hsu

POWER2005-50108 53Advances in Desuperheating Technology for Reliable Performance of Combined CyclePower Plants (CCPP)

Peter Borzsony and Sanjay V. Sherikar

P0WER200 5-50110 63T/P92: The Future of High Energy Power Plant Piping?

P. Jason Dobson

POWER2005-50120 87Case Study of an Alternative Solution to a High-Energy Drain Problem in aSurface Condenser

Steven Kidwell

POWER2005-50132 95Numerical Simulation of Pressure Drop Through a Rotating Plenum Fan

John P. Borg

POWER2005-50140 101Design of a Moderate Speed-High Capacity Centrifugal Compressor With Application toPSA and VPSA Air Separation Processes

Ahmed Abdelwahab

POWER2005-50173 109The Practical Application and Innovation of Cleaning Technology for Condensers

Andy Howell and George Saxon, Jr.

POWER2005-50175 119Analysis on Technology of High-Frequency Vibration Stress Relief

Wen He, Yaoxing Ren, Caijin Chen, and Fai Ma

POWER2005-50188 123An Investigation on Real and Imaginary Energy Transfer Mechanism Caused in RotatingFlow Passage of Centrifugal Pump

Takaharu Tanaka and Chao Liu

POWER2005-50197 135Optimizing Feedwater Heater Operation in a Nuclear Power Plant

Bill Fitzgerald

POWER2005-50202 139Rated Fan Performance: Determining If It Is Accurate and Acceptable:A Case for Laboratory Verification Testing

Steven G. Kaufman and Vern Martin

POWER200 5-50215 147Preventing Failures by Using No-Tube-in-the-Window (NTIW) Baffling in FeedwaterHeater Design

Thomas J. Muldoon ,

POWER2005-50217 153Repairing Feedwater Heater Tubes Using Explosively Welded and Brazed Sleeves

Thomas J. Muldoon

POWER2005-50220 157A Design Model of a New Positive Displacement Rotary Compressor Based onTrochoidal Geometry for High Pressure Applications

Ahmed Abdelwahab

POWER2005-50225 167Dry and Hybrid Condenser Cooling Design to Maximize Operating Income

Richard B. Boulay, Miroslav J. Cerha, and Mo Massoudi

POWER2005-50300* 177General Calculation Model on the Influence of Heater Terminal Temperature Differenceon Turbine Power

Songling Wang, Xuelei Zhang, Haiping Chen, and Lanxin Zhou

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50301 * 181Temperature-Field and Thermal Stress in Tube and Its Accessories of Power-Boiler

Baojiang Chen

POWER2005-50302* 187Study on Characteristic Curves of Creep-Fatigue Interaction on 12Cr1MoV Steel

Jie-Fu Chen, Hou-Yi Li, Hong-Shi Lin, and Hong-Jie Liu

POWER2005-50303* 193The Flow Characteristics of Flue Gas Between the Fins of a Single Spiral Finned Tube

Fengzhong Sun, Yuetao Shi, Zhihang Han, Yang Liu, Xinyuan Huang, andNaihua Wang

POWER2005-50304* 199Research and Implementation of Soot-Blowing Optimization on 600MW Coal-Fired Boiler

Yu-Dong Zhu, Wei-Ping Yan, Zheng-Yang Gao, Xing-He Wang, and Zhan-Feng Qin

POWER2005-50305* 203Research on Optimization Model for Power Coal Blending Based on Genetic Algorithm

Yanfen Liao, Changhong Wu, and Xiaoqian Ma

POWER2005-50306* 209High Temp. High Pressure CFB Boiler Superheater Layout and Optimum Design

Yigong Zhou

POWER2005-50307* 215The Low Load Characteristic and Energy-Saving Optimizing Control of Large CapacityPower Plant

Chunfa Zhang, Liping Li, Huijie Wang, Ning Zhao, and Xuelei Zhang

POWER2005-50308* y 221FRD-200 Sea Water Desalination Spent Fuel Reactor

Danrong Song and Xiaoting Ding

POWER2005-50309* 225Mechanism Study and Influence Factors Analysis of Desulfurization in Flue GasCirculating Fluidized Bed

YiZhao, Shuang-Chen Ma, and Xiao-Jun Sun

POWER2005-50339* 233Development of Sound Source Inquiry Equipment: The Sound Visualization Camera

Hiroyuki Wada, Akira Suzuki, Yasuo Sugimoto, Takeshi Sugiyama, Masanao Owaki,and Yasuhiro Yamashita

OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY ANDMAINTAINABILITYPOWER2005-50003 239

Performance Considerations in Power Uprates of Nuclear Power Plants: A Case StudyKomandur S. Sunder Raj

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50004 251Analysis of Turbine Cycle Performance Losses Using Entropy Balance Techniques

Komandur S. Sunder Raj

POWER2005-50005 259Performance Considerations in Replacement of Low-Pressure Turbine Rotors forNuclear Power Plants: A Case Study

Komandur S. Sunder Raj

P0WER2005-50015 .-< 269Piping System Noise Issues: Multiple Noise Sources

Denis G. Karczub, Fred W. Catron, Charles DePenning, and Allen C. Fagerlund

POWER2005-50019 273Investigation on Dynamic Rule Method for Optimum Load-Burdening About TurbineUnits of Thermal Power Plant Basing on the Economy and Reliability

Jingyu Ran, Lin Yang, and Li Zhang

POWER2005-50025 277Contribution on Rotordynamics Analysis With Gear Coupling: Application to DamageTracking in Reducers

Mala! Kane and Guy Ferraris

POWER2005-50032 287Baselining Strategies to Improve PM Implementation

J. K. August, Brian Ramey, and Krishna Vasudevan

POWER2005-50033 299Inverse Methodologies for Actual Status Recognition of Gas Turbine Components

Giovanni Cerri, Sandra Borghetti, and Coriolano Salvini

POWER2005-50034 ' 307In-Site Machining of Steam Turbine High-Pressure Casing-Case History

Zdzislaw Mazur, Alejandro Hernandez, Alberto Luna, Enrique Nieblas, andRafael Fernandez

POWER2005-50043 313Experiments on Fault Analysis About Valves of 2D12 Reciprocating Compressors

JingBo Gao, RiXin Wang, and MingQiang Xu

POWER2005-50059 317Successful Vibration Trouble-Shooting of Large Power Plant Rotating Machinery

Maurice L. Adams, Jr., and Michael L. Adams

POWER2005-50071 325On-Line Heat Rate Monitoring as a Basis for an On-Line Turbine Diagnostic System

Y. Bercovich, S. Glickman, L. Levin, A. Gordinsky, V. Belfor, and M. Berman

POWER2005-50084 333Lessons Learned: Low Condenser Vacuum/High Condensate Dissolved Oxygen Levelsat D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant

Komandur S. Sunder Raj and Richard A. Harris

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POWER2005-50099 341Is Insufficient NPSH Available Always the Cause of Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps?

Vidhu S. Gairola

POWER2005-50123 347Study on Self-Learning for Vibration Fault Diagnosis System of Rotating Machinery

Zhihua Ge, Yuguang Niu, Zhiping Song, and Zhongguang Fu

POWER200 5-50131 353A Sequential Approach for Gas Turbine Power Plant Preventive Maintenance Scheduling

Yongjun Zhao, Vitali Volovoi, Mark Waters, and Dimitri Mavris

POWER2005-50164 363The Roles of Operations, Maintenance, and Management in a Preventable Power PlantExplosion

John A. Palmer

POWER200 5-50170 367The Changing Face of Power Plant Statistics: New Changes to IEEE 762 and GADS

G. Michael Curley

P0WER2005-50205 373Applying Weibull Methods in Gas Turbine Component Data Analysis

Ronald H. Salzman

POWER2005-50310* 383Fuzzy Neural Network Modeling for Fault Diagnosis in Turbine Startup of a Power Plant

Weiliang Chen, Guodong Xia, and Hongyu Sun

POWER2005-50311 • 387Study and Application on Real Time Optimum Operation for Plant Units

Yanfen Liao, Jiejin Cai, and Xiaoqian Ma

P0WER2005-50312* 391A New Method's Application Study on the Main Steam Temperature System

Junjie Gu, Luanying Zhang, and Zhiming Qin

P0WER2005-50313* 397Integrated Optimum Gray Neural Network Model of Monthly Power Load ForecastingBased on Optimum Credibility

Dong-Xiao Niu, Jian-Chang Lu, and Yuan-Yuan Li

POWER2005-50314* 401The Application and Research of Fieldbus and Expert System in the ChemicalExamination Station of the Power Plant

Tianhong Wang, Guili Yuan, Yan Bai, and Zijie Wang

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50315* 407Study on Applications of State Feedback Based on NN Observer in Super-Heated SteamTemperature Control

Luanying Zhang, Zhiming Qin, and Junjie Gu

STEAM TURBINES AND GENERATORSPOWER2005-50046 411

Analysis of Turbo-Generator Circulating Current Between Stator WindingParallel-Connected Branches Under Fault Conditions

Wan Shuting, Li Heming, Li Yonggang, and Meng Fanchao

POWER2005-50047 417Numerical Estimation of Losses in Steam Flow Through LP Turbine Stages

Slawomir Dykas and Wlodzimierz Wroblewski

POWER2005-50085 425Modern Reaction HP/IP Turbine Technology Advances and Experiences

Paul Hurd, Frank Truckenmueller, Norbert Thamm, Helmut Pollak, Matthias Neef,and Mathias Deckers

POWER2005-50142 437Dynamic Analysis of an 1150 MW Turbine-Generator

Edgar J. Gunter and Wen Jeng Chen

POWER2005-50149 445Turbine Generator Lubrication Oil Supply Reliability Improvements at SouthernCalifornia Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Fred Y. Simma, Russell J. Chetwynd, and Stuart A. Rowe

POWER200 5-50152 v 453Research on Life Assessment and Monitoring System of Steam Turbine

He Qing and Dongmei Du

POWER2005-50159 457A Whole Transfer Matrix Method for the Eigensolutions of Multi-Rotor Systems

Shan Chai, Xianyue Gang, and Qinwen Qu

POWER2005-50162 465A Dynamic Analysis for the Loose Lashing Wire Grouped Blade

Shan Chai, Xianyue Gang, Yigang Sun, and Ensun Yu

POWER2005-50194 473High-Temperature and High-Pressure Steam Flow Through a Steam Turbine BypassValve Line

R. S. Amano

" NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

P0WER2005-50207 483A New Intelligent Measurement System of Torsional Vibration for Turbine-Generator Set

Dongmei Du, Qing He, and Zengqin Wang

POWER2005-50208 489Orbit Shape Automatic Recognition Based on Artificial Neural Network

Dongmei Du and Qing He

POWER2005-50212 493Experience With Advanced Monitoring Tools

Brad McNamara, Carl-Ernst Stephan, Max Hobelsberger

POWER2005-50214 499Experience With Emergency Response Planning and Rotor Flux Monitoring to ImproveGenerator Reliability

Richard Williams and Paul Michael

POWER2005-50219 509Case History: Generator Rotor Shorted Turn Induced Vibration Excursion

Ken A. Palmer

P0WER2005-50226 519The Positive Effects of Utilizing Continuous Hydrogen Replenishment in ElectricGenerators

John Speranza and Lawrence Dusold

POWER2005-50227 525ALSTOM-CPS San Antonio Retrofit of JK Spruce Unit 1 HP-IP Turbine: An Example of anAdvanced Steam Turbine Upgrade for Improved Performance by a Non-OEM Supplier

Simon Hogg and Donald Stephen

POWER2005-50316* .' 539Study on Reliability Design Technology of Steam Turbine Blades

Jin-Yuan Shi, Yu Yang, Qin Sun, and Zhi-Cheng Deng

POWER2005-50317* 545Application Study of the Intelligent Integration Fuzzy Control in Steam TurbineGoverning System

Guili Yuan, Tianhong Wang, Jizhen Li, and Zijie Wang

POWER2005-50318* 549Study on the Method of On-Line Measurement of Water Content in Turbine Oil Based onResonant Cavity Perturbation

Song-Feng Tian, Zhong-He Han, and Kun Yang

P0WER2005-50319* 555Calculation of Static Strength of Steam Turbine Impeller

Chang-Fu Ding, Song-Feng Tian, Li Sun, and Jiang-Bo Qian

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50320* 559An Analysis on Disk Vibration in Steam Turbine

Yigang Sun and Ensun Yu

POWER2005-50340* 565MHI Approach to Upgrading Old Steam Turbines

Yoshihiro Minami, Nobuhiro Osaki, Yuji Akaishi, and William Newsom

POWER2005-50341* 571Upgrading and Life Extension Technologies for Geothermal Steam Turbines

A. Sakuma, T. Matsuura, T. Suzuki, 0. Watanabe, and M. Fukuda

POWER2005-50342* 577Recent Upgrading and Life Extension Technologies for Existing Steam Turbines

T. Suzuki, T. Matsuura, A. Sakuma, K. Takagi, and A. Curtis

POWER2005-50343* 583Recent Development of Steam Turbines With High Steam Temperatures

Hideo Nomoto, Yoshikazu Kuroki, Masafumi Fukuda, and Shinya Fujitsuka

POWER2005-50344* 589Development and Operating Experience of a Two-Casing 600MW Ultra-Super-CriticalSteam Turbine

Yoshinori Tanaka, Hiroharu Ohyama, Naoto Tochitani, and Tamiaki Nakazawa

POWER2005-50345* 597Recent Life Assessment Technology for Existing Steam Turbines

K. Saito, A. Sakuma, and M. Fukuda

POWER2005-50346* 603Application of CFD to Partial Admission Stages of Steam Tupbine

Naoto Sakai, Tetsuya Harada, and Yoshinobu Imai

POWER2005-50347* 609Development and Verification of 3000 rpm 48 in. Integral Shroud Blade for Steam Turbine

Yasutomo Kaneko, Kazushi Mori, and Hiroharu Ohyama

POWER2005-50348* 617Development of Welded Rotors for High-Temperature Steam Turbines

Ryotaro Magoshi, Yoshinori Tanaka, Takashi Nakano, Tetsu Konishi, Shin Nishimoto,Takashi Shige, and Yoshikuni Kadoya

FUELS, COMBUSTION AND EMISSION ISSUESPOWER2005-50029 625

Flow and Thermal Structure of Burner-Wake Stabilized Elliptic Jet Flames in aCross-Flow

S. R. Gollahalli

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50030 631Characteristics of a Laminar Diffusion Flame in a Cross-Flow of Combustion Products

M. A. Simon, B. D. Baird, and S. R. Gollahalli

POWER2005-50037 639Mitigation of Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Coal Power Stations

B. Chudnovsky, G. Jinjikhashvily, Y. Schweitzer, A. Talanker, and R. Meir

POWER2005-50050 657We Energies' Pleasant Prairie Power Plant: AQCS Retrofit Project

Dan Bichler, Samuel R. Barnes, and Aklima Hossain

POWER200 5-50051 667Seawater Scrubbing for the Removal of Sulfur Dioxide in a Steam Turbine Power Plant

Akili D. Khawaji and Jong-Mihn Wie

POWER2005-50082 679The Use of Selective Bunkering to Optimize PRB Utilization at Nanticoke GeneratingStation

Lester W. Marshall

POWER2005-50086 683Increasing SCR N0x Removal From 85 to 93% at the Duke Power Cliffside Steam Station

Terence R. Ake, Clayton A. Erickson, and Linton K. Hutcheson

POWER2005-50089 687Low Cost ESP Performance Enhancement: A Proactive Approach

Norman Plaks, Ken Parker, Anupam Sanyal, and Jeff Allen

POWER2005-50119 697Moisture Content Measurement on Sawdust With Radio Frequency Spectroscopy

Jenny Nystrom, Eva Thorin, Stefan O. Backa, and Erik Dahlquist

POWER2005-50130 703Development of a CFD-Based Coal Pipe Design Tool

Gengxun Huang and Kenneth Bryden

POWER2005-50151 711A Comprehensive Approach to N0x Reduction Without Low N0x Burners

Stephen K. Storm and Maureen M. Moss

POWER2005-50167 717Confinement Effects on Flow Dynamics in Swirling Flames

S. Archer and A. K. Gupta

P0WER200 5-50181 727A General C-H-O-N-S Fuel Combustion Program for Temperature and Product Species

David S. Olinger and David G. Lilley

POWER200 5-50183 737Volume, Temperature and Location of Smoke in Fires

David G. Lilley

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POWER2005-50193 743Performance of a Natural Gas Engine Using Variable Air Composition

Munidhar S. Biruduganti, Sreenath B. Gupta, Steve McConnell, and Raj Sekar

POWER2005-50195 751Reduce Fuel Costs and NOX Emissions by Controlling Excess Oxygen in the Firebox

Gary A. Lang, Brien Knight, and Paul Barker

POWER2005-50196 755Coal Quality and Its Impact on Power Stations Emission Control

J. W. Allen, K. R. Parker, and A. Sanyal

POWER2005-50198 761Simulation of Gas Turbine Reacting Flows

R. S. Amano and J. Xie

POWER2005-50203 767Ash Measurement at NRG Huntley Using High Temperature Strain Gauges

Charlie Breeding, Joe Schmitt, and Huiying Zhuang

POWER200 5-50321* 775Experimental Study on the Performance of Heat Transfer of a Novel Liquid-GasTwo-Phase Flow Scrubber for Flue Gas Desulfurization

Li-Jun Fang, Hong-Peng Song, Qu-Lan Zhou, Shi-En Hui, and Tong-Mo Xu

POWER2005-50322* 779Calculation of the Multiphase Equilibrium of the Reaction in Wet Flue Gas Desulfuration

Qulan Zhou, Shi'en Hui, Tongmo Xu, Caihong Zhao, and Zhenhai Shi

POWER2005-50323* 785Spectral Analysis of Pulverized Coal Combustion Stability /

Yuefeng Yu, Jun Ma, and Haojie Fan

POWER2005-50324* 791Study on Techniques for Online Measurement to Air and Pulverized Coal Mixture FlowParameters of Coal-Fired Boiler in Power Plant

Wei-Guo Pan, Yu Wang, Jiangmin Cao, and Yunlong Zhou

POWER2005-50325* 795RES Introduced Through Flame Image Processing and Visualization of 3-D TemperatureDistribution in a Coal-Fired Boiler Furnace

Zixue Luo, Huai-Chun Zhou, Lubin Wu, and Zhiwei Liu

POWER2005-50338* 801Volatiles and Elements Release Characters of Micronized Coal at High Temperature

Zhong Liu, Wei-Ping Yang, Li Zhao, and Xiao-Min Wang

* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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POWER2005-50349* 807Development of Low-NOx DME Multi-Ports Burner

Ryosuke Matsumoto, Mamoru Ozawa, Isao Ishihara, Shingo Sasaki, andMasahiro Takaichi

POWER2005-50350* 813Influence of Radiation Reabsorption on Laminar Burning Velocity of Methane PremixedFlame Composed With Steam and Carbon Dioxide

Takumi Ebara, Norihiko Iki, Takahashi Sanyo, and Won-Hee Park

POWER2005-50351* 819Characterization of Coal Ash Emissivity in High-Temperature Atmosphere s

Miki Shimogori, Hidehisa Yoshizako, Yoshio Shimogori, and Mark Richardson

POWER2005-50352* 825Modeling of N0x Reaction for Commercial Scale Pulverized Coal Firing Boilers

Hirofumi Okazaki, Masayuki Taniguchi, Kenji Yamamoto, and Kenichi Ochi

POWER2005-50353* 831Operation Results of IHI Flue Gas Desulfurization System for Unit 1(1,000MW) atHitachinaka Power Station and Unit 1 at Mizue Power Station

Yoshiki Sasaki, Yoshimitsu Tsumita, Masahiro Torii, and Yuusuke Mori

POWER2005-50354*DME-Fired Water-Tube Boiler: An R&D Study

Mamoru Ozawa, Ryosuke Matsumoto, Nobuo Higuchi, Yoshio Hayashi,Hiroki Uematsu, and Yoshitaka Suita

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PARTB

RENEWABLE AND ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMSPOWER2005-50009 845

A New Concept for Renewable Power Generation: Integrating Off-Shore Wind TurbinesWith a Unique Wave Power Generation System

Edwin Polido, James P. Ulery, and Francis A. Di Bella

POWER2005-50044Renewable Energy: Myths, Legends, and Reality

Charles A. Powell and Thomas W. Johnson

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POWER2005-50045Microgrid Viability for Small-Scale Cooling, Heating, and Power

Lubomir A. Ribarov and David S. Liscinsky

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* NOTE: This paper is affiliated with the 2005 International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE), held inconjunction with the 2005 ASME Power Conference. These papers have been peer-reviewed by the ICOPE sponsors,the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Society of Power Engineers.

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