AVESTAR™ Team to Highlight Dynamics, Operations, and Control R&D for Gasification and CO2 Capture Systems at the 2012 Pittsburgh Coal Conference

Meet the AVESTAR research team as they showcase recent progress on dynamics, operations, and control R&D for gasification and CO2 capture systems at the 29th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference (PCC) in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on October 15-18, 2012.   The PCC focuses on environmental emissions issues and technologies surrounding the continued use of coal and the development of future coal-based energy plants to achieve near-zero emissions of pollutants, reduced costs, and high thermal efficiency while producing a suite of products to meet future energy market requirements.  For the full conference program, including the dates/times for the AVESTAR presentations, please visit the 2012 Pittsburgh Coal Conference web site.  

AVESTAR Presentations/Abstracts                                                                                           * - Denotes Speaker

• Zitney*, S.E., E.A. Liese, P. Mahapatra, R. Turton, D. Bhattacharyya, and G. Provost
  • "AVESTAR Center: Dynamic Simulation-based Collaboration Toward Achieving Operational Excellence for IGCC Plants with Carbon Capture.”

• Jones*, D., D. Bhattacharyya, R. Turton, and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Optimal Control System Design for IGCC Power Plants with CO2 Capture.”

• Bhattacharyya*, D., R. Turton, and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Control System Design for Maintaining CO2 Capture in IGCC Power Plants While Load-Following.”

• Paul*, P., D. Bhattacharyya, R. Turton, and S.E. Zitney,
  • “State Estimation of an Acid Gas Removal Unit for an IGCC Power Plant with CO2 Capture.”

• Mahapatra*, P. and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Enhanced IGCC Regulatory Control and Coordinate Plant-wide Control Strategies for Improving Power Ramp Rates.”

• Mahapatra*, P. and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Dynamic Maximization of Oxygen Yield in an Elevated-Pressure Air Separation Unit using Linear Multiple Model Predictive Control (MMPC) Framework.”

• Kasule*, J., R. Turton, D. Bhattacharyya, and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Dynamic Modeling of a Single-Stage, Downward-Firing, Entrained-Flow Gasifier.”

• Ma*, J. and S.E. Zitney,
  • “CFD Modeling of Entrained-Flow Coal Gasifiers with Improved Physical and Chemical Sub-models.”

• Modekurti*, S., D. Bhattacharyya, and S.E. Zitney,
  • “Dynamic Modeling and Transient Analysis of a Solid-Sorbent Adsorber for CO2 Capture.”