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2002 Conference Proceedings

2002 Conference on Unburned Carbon on Utility Fly Ash

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Papers and Presentations

Keynote Address: "Achieving the Difficult Challenges"
Henry A. Courtright, Vice President
Power Generation and Distributed Resources, EPRI

Moderator: Michael Cloke, University of Nottingham, England

What Have We Learned in Seven Conferences in Unburned Carbon on Utility Fly Ash? A Review of Past Conferences
Thomas C. Ruppel, Parsons Corporation

Multi-Pollutant Interactions at Coal-Fired Power Plants
Edward S. Rubin, Carnegie Mellon University

EXPERIENCES & OBSERVATIONS

Rotating Opposed Fire Air (ROFA) and SNCR
Mark Shilling and Gary Tonomaker, Carolina Power and Light Company

A Collaborative Project for the Improvement of Combustion Efficiency in Utility Boilers
Peter Stephenson, Innogy PLC

Carbon Burn-Out, Commercialization and Experience Update
James G. Keppeler, Progress Materials, Inc.

Moderator: Michael Berkenpas, Carnegie Mellon University

The Effects of High Carbon-in-Ash on Electrostatic Precipitator Performance
Michael Cloke, Svenja Hanson, Edward Lester, and Alan Thompson
University of Nottingham

NOx Reduction of a 165 MW Wall-Fired Boiler Utilizing Air and Fuel Flow Measurement and Control
Marion Cherry, Santee Cooper
David Silzle, Air Monitor Corporation
Dave Earley, Air Monitor Corporation & Combustion Technologies Corporation

PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE TOOLS

Utility Boiler Computer Modeling for Low-NOx Burner and Low LOI Fly Ash Design
Bernard P. Breen
and Joseph A. Urich, Energy Systems Associates

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR UNBURNED CARBON

Carbon Content Detection in Hugh Temperature and High Pressure Fields Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Seiji Iwasaki, Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation
Matsuhei Noda and Yoshihiro Deguchi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Masyuki Horio, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Increasing the Reliability and Accuracy of Automated, On-Line Carbon-in-Ash Measurements
Edward C. Burgher and Thomas Hope, Rupprecht & Patashnick Co., Inc.

NEW USES FOR HIGH LOI FLY ASH

A Novel Application of High-Carbon Fly-Ash as an Industrial Binder
S. Komar Kawatra and S. Jayson Ripke, Michigan Technological University

Commercial Use of High-Carbon Fly Ash in Cement Manufacturing
Javed I. Bhatty, John Gajda, and F.M. Miller
Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc.

Analysis & Utilization of Conditioned and Blended Fuel-Derived Coal Ash
J.M. Tranquilla, EMR Microwave Technology Corporation
James MacLean, Dominion Ash, CCP Limited

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Increasing Boiler Efficiency by UBC Monitoring
Hans Georg Conrads, PROMECOM

The Advantage of Using Low Un-Burnt Carbon Coal Ash for Producing Coal Ash Bricks and an Assessment of the Physical Characteristics of Such Bricks Produced from the Coal Ash of the National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Singrauli Station – A Case Study
Shiv K. Dube and Sudhir Kapoor, National Thermal Power Corp., Limited, India

Triboelectric Processing of Class C Ashes for Carbon-Ash Separation
Tapiwa Z. Gurupira, Melissa Ochsenbein and John M. Stencel, Tribo Flow Separations
Cal Lockert, Solvera/Stock Equipment Company

Adsorption of Unburned Carbon in Fly Ash and Development of an Improved Foam Index Test
Indrek Kulaots, Alex Hsu, Robert H. Hurt and Eric M. Suuberg, Brown University

Application of ASTM Activated Carbon Test Methods to Utility Fly Ash
Henry Nowicki, Mick Greenbank, and Richard Morrical
Professional Analytical and Consulting Services, Inc.

Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS) on Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) By-Product
Ping Sun, Linda K. Weavers, and Donald W. Golightly, Ohio State University

Comparison of Activated Fly Ash Carbons with Conventional Commercial Adsorbent Carbons
Yinzhi Zhang, Zhe Lu, Brandon N. Shaffer, M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, John M. Andresen, and Harold H. Schobert, Pennsylvania State University

Use of ROFA and ROTAMIX to Reduce NOx in Coal Burning POwer Plants
John Ralston and Edwin Haddad, Mobotec USA

A Collaborative Project for the Improvement of Combustion Efficiency in Utility Boilers
Peter Stephenson, Innogy PLC

NETL'S NOx Control Program
Bruce W. Lani and Thomas J. Feeley III
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

NETL Conference Services Information

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
Phone: (412) 386-6044
FAX: (412) 386-6486
E-mail: kimberly.yavorsky@netl.doe.gov


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