I went back to some ancient history on Cetek and found this press release from Wilson Turbo from May 15th 2006. As I mentioned in a previous post about a month ago, Cetek produced most of the ceramic materials used in this experiment, which set a world record for successfully testing at 1650 degrees F. (I had previously reported the test tolerated 1400 degrees F.) Cetek invested nearly $100,000 in this project, for which they received some kind of equity interest in Wilson Turbo.
Despite some hefty government grants, I don't believe that Wilson Turbo has had a lot of commercial success with this technology, but I do know that Hilal not only supplied the ceramics but helped engineer the whole thing when the MIT guys couldn't get it done. And this technology was what led Cetek to the ten million dollar Linco contract later in 2006, but as previously discussed, Linco never had the funding. However, I think it is fair to assume that Cetek has continued to both do business in this area with the bleeding edge technology they possess in heat exchangers and advance the technology and applications. GE was and is involved in this technology. A good read....
Press Release Source: Wilson TurboPower
Wilson TurboPower's David Gordon Wilson Presents Seminal Scientific Paper at International Turbine Congress
Monday May 15, 11:59 am ET
Peer-Reviewed Paper Outlines the Theory and Design of Wilson TurboPower's New Revolutionary Heat Exchanger
WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2006--Wilson TurboPower (WTPI) announced today that its technology inventor and founder Dr. David Gordon Wilson presented a seminal scientific paper this week in Barcelona, Spain at the 51st Annual ASME Turbo Expo. The paper was co-written by Jon Ballou, WTPI's Senior Design Engineer.
The Expo is the flagship event of the International Gas Turbine Institute, which organizes the world's largest technical meetings and exhibitions exclusively for the exchange of gas turbine technology. The event is organized under the auspices of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
The paper is called "Design and Performance of a High-Temperature Regenerator Having Very High Effectiveness, Low Leakage and Negligible Seal Wear." It is available for download at www.WilsonTurboPower.com/regenerator. It has been designated the ASME paper number GT 2006-90095.
WTPI announced earlier this year that it had achieved a breakthrough in industrial heat exchangers that the industry has been trying to accomplish since 1940. This paper describes both the theory and the design of the device, called a "regenerator". Using MIT-patented technology, licensed exclusively to WTPI, it demonstrated operating temperatures above the ranges at which metal heat exchangers typically perform, in excess of 1650(degree)F (900(degree)C). With further development, it is expected to operate at even higher temperatures.
The ceramic rotary regenerator, being commercialized by WTPI under the name Cerotex(TM), also is very compact. It transfers heat from one gas to another at exceptionally high efficiencies, of "effectiveness," in excess of 98%. To achieve this same level of efficiency, metal heat exchangers typically must be substantially larger.
Cerotex(TM) will enable a variety of processes to operate at higher efficiencies using a much smaller heat exchanger, thereby generating additional energy and cost savings. Applications include fuel cells, metal refining, biomass drying, power generation, and food and pharmaceutical processing. The regenerator can also be used in cold applications such as air-cycle cooling and refrigeration.
Dr. Wilson is WTPI's president and chief scientist and is considered an international authority on both heat exchanger design and small turbine design. He is professor emeritus in mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has written three technical books and 12 papers in the heat exchanger and turbine fields. He invented WTPI's technology while at MIT. He has held various positions in industry and has been recognized with numerous awards and honors.
Jon Ballou has had more than 20 years experience in the semi-conductor industry working in R&D, continuing engineering, production, and product development. Mr. Ballou has split his career working with large companies to small R&D houses that quickly bring new ideas to market.
Wilson TurboPower
Based on research at MIT, Wilson TurboPower is developing two super-efficiency products. The first is its high-temperature, super-efficient ceramic heat exchanger called Cerotex(TM). The second is its super-efficient ceramic microturbine for distributed power generation and military and transportation propulsion systems. This engine optimizes the benefits of Cerotex(TM) and has the potential to revolutionize the energy industry by offering least cost and lowest emissions electricity by achieving 50% electrical efficiency.
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