The Pressurised Fluidised-Bed Combustion Project was based in the Experimental Facility at Grimethorpe (near Barnsley, South Yorkshire). The Project aimed to provide a facility for investigating pressurised fluidised-bed combustion (PFBC) systems under different operating conditions. The facility became operational in 1980 and for the next 12 years produced valuable experimental data for three phases of experiments. The first phase, the experimental programme run by National Coal Board (International Energy Agency Grimethorpe), was sponsored by the governments of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the Federal Republic of Germany. This programme ran from 1980 to 1984. The second phase, the British Coal Corporation / Central Electricity Generating Board joint programme, ran from 1985 to 1988. The final phase, the Grimethorpe Topping Cycle Project, ran from 1991 to 1992. This archive was collected by Dr. S.J. Wright. Dr. Wright, a chemical engineer with a background in the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, and a pioneer in research into fluidised-bed combustion, was involved with the Grimethorpe experimental facility from its design until its closure in 1993.
From the guide to the The Grimethorpe Pressurised Fluidised-Bed Combustion Project, 1955-2001, (Bradford University Library)
