Operations
In conjunction with the Office of Fossil Energy, the facility investigates many of the nation's challenges in the production and use of all types of fossil energy systems to include the need to produce new materials for the energy systems of tomorrow and to develop new methods to ameliorate the releases associated with these new systems. Their two research groups are the Materials Performance Division, and the Process Development Division. Specific research is conducted on oxidation, sulfidation, foil lamination, and several areas related to coal burning. Their facilities include a fabrication plant, corrosion testing area, a melting and casting facility, and a wear and fracture laboratory.
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