EPRI Journal articles from January 1994

EPRI Journal archives from January 1994

Field trapping makes magnetic replicas. (high-temperature superconductors) (Discovery)
January 1, 1994... The discovery of high-temperature superconductors (HTSCs) has led to considerable excitement about building large superconducting magnets for use in the electric utility industry. Potential applications range from motors and generators to circuit...

Using MRI to optimize food freezing. (magnetic resonance imaging) (Discovery)
January 1, 1994... Although preserving foods by freezing is a long-established practice, the process itself has not been well optimized because of difficulties in monitoring heat removal. To ensure product quality, foods are routinely "overfrozen," which results in...

Ultralow-NOx burner based on swirling air. (nitrogen oxides) (Discovery)
January 1, 1994... Reducing the formation of nitrogen oxides (|NO.sub.x~) during combustion in utility boilers depends on carefully controlling the temperature and fuel-air mixture in various parts of the flame. Ideally, combustion takes place in two stages. During...

Hazardous air pollutants: measuring in micrograms. (Cover Story)
January 1, 1994... THE STORY IN BRIEF In response to recent concerns about trace emissions of potentially hazardous chemicals, EPRI has initiated several cooperative research projects to improve understanding of stack emissions from electric utility fossil fuel...

Electricity from whole trees.
January 1, 1994... THE STORY IN BRIEF Experimental plantations of fast-growing hybrid poplar trees in the Midwest may one day fuel a new type of electricity generator. Called Whole-Tree-Energy technology, this system would produce electricity by burning sections of...

Living with lightning. (thunderstorms research)
January 1, 1994... In a twentieth-century spin-off from Benjamin Franklin's famous kite experiment, EPRI-sponsored researchers are developing a laser-based technology that could provide a way to guide lightning bolts safely to the ground. If successful, the...

Country's first EV research center opens in Atlanta. (Georgia)(electric vehicles) (In the Field)
January 1, 1994... Georgia Power Company played host to the news media, an enthusiastic public, and officials from a number of companies supporting the development of electric transportation, including EPRI, when it unveiled the country's first Electric Vehicle...

Rooftop photovoltaic test effort launched. (In the Field)
January 1, 1994... EPRI and 11 member utilities have joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on 11 commercial and industrial buildings in a national test program. The $2.5 million collaborative effort will...

Industrial program: electrotechnologies for medical waste disposal. (Research Updates)
January 1, 1994... Each year, U.S. health care facilities-including hospitals, laboratories, dentists' offices, and blood banks--produce approximately 466,000 tons of infectious waste. This waste, defined as being capable of spreading disease, includes a wide...

Ashalloys: aluminum-fly ash composites. (waste management) (Research Updates)
January 1, 1994... The electric utility industry produces nearly 90 million tons of coal combustion by-products annually. The primary by-products are fly ash, bottom ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization sludge. Currently only about 25% of this material is...