
21Introduction
In some cases it may be possible to make a new prod-
uct using OEC that could not be made previously with
an air/fuel system. This is particularly true when very
high temperatures are required.
1.5 Future of Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion
There are a number of factors that make the future look
bright for OEC. In separate reports on the industrial uses
of OEC sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
in 1987
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and the Gas Research Institute in 1989.
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New
advancements are continually being made in existing
and new (e.g.,
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) oxygen generation technologies (see
Chapters 3 through 5). This should reduce the cost to the
end-user, which sho ...