2012 University Turbine Systems Research Workshop
2012 University Turbine Systems Research Workshop
October 2-4, 2012
Table of Contents
PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday
- Welcome and Introduction
Gregory Washington, Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California at Irvine
- H2 Turbine Development for IGCC with CCS – Project Overviews and Technical Issues
Roger Schonewald, GE Power & Water
John Marra, Siemens Energy
- U.S. Department of Energy, Fossil Energy Hydrogen Turbine Program Overview
Richard Dennis, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- South Coast AQMD’s Gas Turbine Experience-Regulations and Operations
Mohsen Nazemi, Deputy Executive Officer, Engineering & Compliance Office South Coast Air Quality Management District
- Overview of Energy R&D at the University of California Irvine
Scott Samuelsen, University of California at Irvine
Combustion
- Combustion Dynamics in Multi-Nozzle Combustors
Domenic A.Santavicca, Penn State University
Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Turbulent Flame Speeds and NOX Kinetics of HHC Fuels with Contaminants and High Dilution Levels
Eric Petersen, Texas
Aero/Heat Transfer
- Steady and Unsteady Conjugate Heat Transfer in Turbine Cooling
Tom I-P Shih, Purdue University/Ames Lab
- Effects of Hot Streak and Phantom Cooling on Heat Transfer in a Cooled Turbine Stage Including Particulate Deposition
Jeffrey Bons, Ohio State University
Materials
- Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Operation in High Hydrogen Content Gas Turbines
Sanjay Sampath, Stony Brook University
- Turbine Thermal Management - Materials and Aero Thermal Accomplishments
Mary Anne Alvin, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Wednesday
- Future Trends in Gas Turbine Development – OEM Panel
GE Energy - Geoffrey D. Myers
Siemens - Susan Scofield
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. - Carlos Koeneke
Solar Turbines Incorporated - Hee-Koo Moon
Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc. - Jonathan Li
- Unconventional Natural Gas: An LCA with a Conventional Answer
James Littlefield, Booz Allen Hamilton
Combustion
- Combustion R&D Status Facilitated Discussion
Joseph Stoffa
- Joint Computational/Experimental Study of Flashback in Hydrogen-Rich Gas Turbines
Venkat Raman, University of Texas at Austin
- Fundamental Studies to Enable Robust, , Reliable, Low Emission Gas Turbine Combustion High Hydrogen Content Fuels: Experimental and Computational Studies
Margaret Wooldridge, University of Michigan
- Structure and Dynamics of Fuel Jets Injected into a High-Temperature Subsonic Cross Flow
Robert P. Lucht, Purdue University
- Experimental Investigation and Large-Eddy Simulation of Syngas Combustion
Matthias Ihme, University of Michigan
- Turbulent Flame Propagation Characteristics of High Hydrogen Content Fuels
Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
Areo/Heat Transfer
- Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer Studies of Parameters Specific to the IGCC-Requirements: Endwall Contouring, Leading Edge Filleting, and Blade Tip Ejection Under Rotating Turbine Condition
Meinhard T. Schobeiri, Texas A&M University
- Cooling Strategies for Vane Leading Edges in a Syngas Environment
Forrest Ames, University of North Dakota
- Improving Durability of Turbine Components ThroughTrenched Film Cooling and Contoured Endwalls
David Kistenmacher, University of Texas at Austin
Amy Mensch, Pennsylvania State University
- NETL Heat Transfer Studies in a High Temperature Test Rig
Doug Straub, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Impacts of Particulate Ingestion on External and Internal Flow Paths
Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University
Materials
- Hafnia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Hydrogen Turbine Technology
Chintalapalle V. Ramana, University of Texas at El Paso
- Computational Design and Experimental Validation of New Thermal Barrier System
Shizhong Yang, Southern University and A&M College
- Degradation of TBC Systems in Environments Relevant to Advanced Gas Turbines for IGCC Systems
Brian Gleeson, University of Pittsburgh
- Low-Conductivity, High-Durability Thermal Barrier Coatings for IGCC Engines
Eric Jordan, University of Connecticut
- An Alternative Low-Cost Process for Deposition of MCrAIY Bond Coats for Advanced Syngas/ Hydrogen Turbine Applications
Ying Zhang, Tennessee Tech University
- Materials R&D Status Facilitated Discussion
Briggs White
- Grid Ramifications: The Future of Plug-In Vehicles
Tim Brown, Technology Manager Sustainable Transportation and Energy Advanced Power and Energy Program University of California at Irvine
Thursday
- The UTSR Impact: Key Accomplishments, Benefits to OEMs and Status of the Fellowship Program
William H. Day , Leonardo Technologies Inc.
Combustion
- Development of Criteria for Flameholding Tendencies Within Premixer Passages for High Hydrogen Content Fuels
Vincent McDonell, University of California at Irvine
- An Experimental and Chemical Kinetics Study of the Combustion of Syngas and High-Hydrogen Content Fuels
Robert J. Santoro, Pennsylvania State University
Aero/heat Transfer
- FTT Aerothermal Research in Support of DOE Initiatives/Goals
James Downs, Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
Materials
- Development of Spallation-Resistant Coatings: Preliminary Results
Matt Cavalli, University of North Dakota
- Coating Issues in Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas/Hydrogen-Fired Turbines
Bruce A. Pint, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Mechanisms Underpinning Degradation of Protective Oxides and Thermal Barrier Coatings in High Hydrogen Content - Fueled Turbines
Daniel Mumm, University of California at Irvine
Posters
- Creep Behavior of Pack Aluminide Coatings on Grade 91 Ferritic-Martensitic Alloy
Ying Zhang, Tennessee Tech University
- Fuel Flexible Boiler with Active Control to Optimize Performance
Anthony Jordan, University of California at Irvine
- Flashback and Turbulent Flame Speed Measurements in a Low-Swirl Burner at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures
David Beerer, University of California at Irvine
- Characterization of Combusted Syngas Contaminants
Serges Tatsinkou, University of North Dakota
- High Temperature Unique Low Thermal Conductivity Thermal Barrier Loading Architectures
Amarendra K. Rai, UES, Inc.
- Processing of Ultra-High-Temperature Thermal Barrier Coating Candidate Materials
Balakrishnan Nair, HiFunda LLC
- Overall Effectiveness of a Conducting Gas Turbine Endwall with Internal Jet Impingement and Film Cooling
Amy Mensch, Pennsylvania State University
- Hydrogen Flame Flashback in Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow
Georg Baumgartner, Technical University of Munich, Germany
- Water Guided Laser Drilling of Cooling Holes
John Steinbeck, Physical Sciences, Inc.
- Thermal Cycling Test of Thermal Barrier Coatings with Temperature Gradient
Shizhong Yang, Southern University and A&M College
- Oxy-Fuel Technology
Brett Hodge, Clean Energy Systems
- Network Perfectly Stirred Reactor Model for Simulating Gas Turbine Combustor Emissions
Andrew North, University of California at Berkeley
- Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer Studies of Parameters Specific to the IGCC-Requirements: Endwall Contouring, Leading Edge Filleting, and Blade Tip Ejection Under Rotating Turbine Conditions
Meinhard T. Schobeiri, Texas A&M University
- Laser Diagnostics of a Reacting Jet Injected into a Vitiated Crossflow
Mario Roa, Purdue University
- CFD Post Processing of Industrial Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser and Optimization of 1D Analysis Tool
Leolein Moualeu, University of North Dakota
- Study of Burner Material and Tip Temperature Effects on Flashback of Confined Jet Flame
Zhixuan Duan, University of California at Irvine
- Center Electrode Life Test of an Iridium Alloy
Mitch Busche, University of North Dakota
- Investigating Effective Approaches for Predicting Spray Location and NOX Emissions
Sudipa Sarker, Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Evaluation of Single Crystal Ni-Based Superalloys
Phillip Draa, University of Florida
- Exhaust Enthalpy Augmenting Combustor
Elliot Sullivan-Lewis, University of California at Irvine
- Pressure Effects on the Turbulent Flame Speeds of Syngas Mixtures
Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Georgia Institute of Technology
Presenter: Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Laminar Flame Speed Measurements and Correlations of Syngas Fuels with Steam Addition at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures
Drew R. Plichta, Texas A&M University
- Development of a New Fan-Stirred Flame Speed Facility for Turbulent Combustion Studies
Sankaranarayanan Ravi, Texas A&M University
- Syntactic YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating for Improved Thermal Resistance of Turbine Components
Mark Grogan, Powdermet Inc.
- Flame Response to Transverse Acoustic Forcing
Michael Malanoski, Georgia Institute of Technology
Presenter: Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Numerical Simulation of Flow Through Internal Cooling Passage and Design of Experimental Test Section
Timothy Repko, West Virginia University
- Prediction of NOX Emissions Using CFD and CRN Models
Andres Colorado, University of California at Irvine
- Conditions in Advanced Turbines for IGCC Power Plants with Carbon Capture
Briggs M. White, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Quantitative Optical Thermography in a Hot Duct - Lessons Learned and Future Work
Doug Straub, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Internal Flow Analysis for Film Cooling
Garret Dan Vo, Florida State University - Pratt And Whitney
NETL Conference Services Information
National Energy Technology Laboratory
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