The FTI (Industrial Technology Foundation) magneto hydrodynamic program

Herein is described the magnetohydrodynamics program of FTI composed of three parts. The first is a wood acid hydrolysis plant used to prepare the lignin or lignin + cellulose to be used as fuel. The second is the top cycle of the plant composed of the combustor, MHD channel, diffuser, superconductor magnet and radiation heat exchanger. The third is the bottom cycle composed of primary boiler, secondary boiler, steam turbine, electrostatic separator, seed recovery system and metal heat exchanger. The plant has an oxygen plant and an argon washing unit as complementary equipment. The new feature of this technology is the use of carbonized lignin as a fuel that generates a plasma with very high electrical conductivity (150-100 S/M) allowing a compact plant with electrical efficiency on the order of 45%. (author)