2011 University Turbine Systems Research Workshop
October 25-27, 2011

PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

• H₂ Turbine Development for IGCC with CCS: Project Overviews and Technical Issues [PDF-1.12MB]
  Susan Scofield, Siemens Energy, Inc.
• GE Energy's DOE Advanced IGCC/Hydrogen Gas Turbine Program [PDF-1.16MB]
  Roger Schonewald, GE Energy
• DOE FE Hydrogen Turbine Program Overview [PDF-1.66MB]
  Richard Dennis, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Generation [PDF-1.56MB]
  Robert Steele, Electric Power Research Institute
• Overview of Gas Turbine R&D at The Ohio State University [PDF-6.02MB]
  Meyer (Mike) Benzakein, Director of The Ohio State University's Center for Propulsion and Power
• An Experimental and Chemical Kinetics Study of the Combustion of Syngas and High Hydrogen Content Fuels [PDF-1.61MB]
  Robert Santoro, Pennsylvania State University
  
• Turbulent Flame Speeds and NOx Kinetics of HHC Fuels with Contaminants and High Dilution Levels [PDF-4.07MB]
  Eric Petersen, Texas A&M University
• Turbulent Flame Propagation Characteristics of High Hydrogen Content Fuel [PDF-2.21MB]
  Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Dinner – Overmyer Grand Ball Room [PDF-2.08MB]
  Invited Speaker Charles D. McConnell, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy
• Improving Durability of Turbine Components Through Trenched Film Cooling and Contoured Endwalls [PDF-3.23MB]
  David Bogard, University of Texas at Austin
  Karen Thole, Pennsylvania State University
• 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 [PDF-5.32MB]
  Meinhard Schobeiri, Texas A&M University
• Designing Turbine Endwalls for Deposition Resistance with 1,400°C Combustor Exit Temperatures and Syngas Water Vapor Levels [PDF-6.79MB]
  Jeffrey Bons, The Ohio State University
• Thermal Barrier Coatings [PDF-MB]
  Nitin Padture, The Ohio State University
• Hafnia-Based Nanostructured Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Hydrogen Turbine Technology [PDF-6.42MB]
  Chintalapalle Ramana, University of Texas at El Paso
• Mechanisms Underpinning Degradation of Protective Oxides and Thermal Barrier Coatings in High Hydrogen Content (HHC)–Fueled Turbines [PDF-MB]
  Daniel Mumm, University of California at Irvine

Wednesday, Octotober 26, 2011

• OEM Panel – Perspectives on R&D Needs for Gas Turbine Power Generation
  Industry Review Committee:
  Michael Koenig, Siemens Energy, Inc.
• Perspective on R&D Needs for Gas Turbine Power Generation [PDF-1.93MB]
  Eli Razinsky, Solar Turbines Incorporated
• Perspective on R&D Needs in a Carbon Constrained World [PDF-556KB]
  Robert Steele, Electric Power Research Institute
  Joseph Citeno, GE Energy
• Perspectives on R&D Needs for Gas Turbine Power Generation [PDF-589KB]
  James Downs, Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
• Combustion Dynamics in Multi-nozzle Combustors Operating on High-Hydrogen Fuels [PDF-2.52MB]
  Dom Santavicca, Pennsylvania State University
• Swirl-Stabilized Flame Response to Transverse Acoustic Excitation [PDF-1.50MB]
  Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Development and Experimental Validation of Large-Eddy Simulation Techniques for the Prediction of Combustion-Dynamic Processes in Syngas Combustion [PDF-8.50MB]
  Matthias Ihme, University of Michigan
• Joint Computational/Experimental Study of Flashback in Hydrogen-Rich Gas Turbines [PDF-4.86MB]
  Venkat Raman, University of Texas at Austin
• Invited Presentation – Supercritical CO₂ Power Cycle Development Summary at Sandia National Laboratories [PDF-3.67MB]
  Steven A. Wright, Sandia National Laboratories
• Structure and Dynamics of Fuel Jets Injected into a High-Temperature Subsonic Crossflow: High-Data-Rate Laser Diagnostic Investigation under Steady and Oscillatory Conditions [PDF-13.79MB]
  Robert Lucht, Purdue University
• Low-Swirl Injectors for Hydrogen Gas Turbines [PDF-3.34MB]
  Robert Cheng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Materials and Component Development for Advanced Turbine Systems: Aerothermal Research for Coal-Gas Based Turbine Systems
  Karen Thole, Pennsylvania State University
• Cooling Strategies for Vane Leading Edges in a Syngas Environment Including Effects of Deposition and Turbulence [PDF-5.53MB]
  Forrest Ames, University of North Dakota
• Effects of Hot Streak and Phantom Cooling on Heat Transfer in a Cooled Turbine Stage Including Particulate Deposition [PDF-6.95MB]
  Jeffrey Bons, The Ohio State Universtiy
• Overview of NETL's High Temperature Heat Transfer and Film Cooling Test Facility [PDF-2.87MB]
  Douglas Straub, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Verification and Validation Issues in CFD Analysis of Turbine Cooling [PDF-9.86MB]
  Tom Shih, Ames Laboratory/Purdue University
• Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Operation in High Hydrogen Content Fueled Gas Turbines [PDF-MB]
  Sanjay Sampath, Stony Brooke University
  
• Computational Design and Experimental Validation of New Thermal Barrier Systems [PDF-MB]
  Shengmin Guo, Louisiana State University
• Degradation of TBC Systems in Environments Relevant to Advanced Gas Turbines for IGCC Systems [PDF-MB]
  Brian Gleeson, University of Pittsburgh
• Low Thermal Conductivity, High Durability Thermal Barrier Coatings for IGCC Environments [PDF-6.07MB]
  Eric Jordan, University of Connecticut
• Coating Issues in Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas/Hydrogen-Fired Turbines [PDF-8.23MB]
  Bruce Pint, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thursday, Octotober 27, 2011

• The UTSR Impact: Key Accomplishments, Benefits to OEM's, and Status of Fellowship [PDF-832KB]
  William H. Day, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
  Parallel Session – Combustion – Pfahl Hall Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Room 230
  Moderator – Mark Freeman, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Development of Criteria for Flameholding Tendencies Within Premixer Passages for High Hydrogen Content Fuels [PDF-4.50MB]
  Vincent McDonell, University of California at Irvine
• Fundamental Studies to Enable Robust, Reliable, Low Emission Gas Turbine Combustion of High Hydrogen Content Fuels [PDF-2.80MB]
  Margaret Wooldridge, University of Michigan
• Demonstration of Enabling Spar and Shell Cooling Technology in Gas Turbines [PDF-1.03MB]
  James Downs, Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
• Status of High Pressure and Temperature IGCC Turbine Deposition and Film-Cooling Testing at NETL [PDF-2.04MB]
  Andrew Nix, West Virginia University
• Preparation and Testing of Corrosion and Spallation Resistant Coatings [PDF-1.22MB]
  John Hurley, University of North Dakota, Energy & Environmental Research Center
• An Alternative Low-Cost Process for Deposition of MCrAlY Bond Coats for Advanced Syngas/ Hydrogen Turbine Applications [PDF-9.88MB]
  Brian Bates, Tennessee Technological University

Poster Presentations

• Advanced Laser Machining Techniques for Cooling Holes in Gas Turbines
  John Steinbeck, Physical Sciences, Inc.
  
• Heat Transfer Analyses of Internal Cooling Passages of Turbine Blades and Nozzles [PDF-688KB]
  Matthew Mihelish, University of North Dakota
  
• Alternative Combustion Technology for High Hydrogen Content Fuel [PDF-580KB]
  Bidhan Kumar Dam, University of Texas at El Paso
  
• Effects of Coal Fly Ash and Volcanic Ash on Thermal Barrier Coatings [PDF-16.21MB]
  Andrew Gledhill, The Ohio State University
  
• 3-D Imaging of Single-Nozzle and Multi-Nozzle Flames
  Domenic A. Santavicca, Pennsylvania State University
  
• Ash Deposition on Nozzle Guide Vanes [PDF-1.53MB]
  Carlos Bonilla, The Ohio State University
  
• Transverse Combustion Instabilities in Low-Emissions Gas Turbine Combustors
  Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
  
• Hot Corrosion Resistance of YSZ, Gd2Zr2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7+YSZ Composite Thermal Barrier Coatings [PDF-192KB]
  Shengmin Guo, Louisiana State University
  
• Integrating Flow Control into Low-Pressure Turbine Design [PDF-1.24MB]
  Stuart Benton, The Ohio State University
  
• 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 [PDF-500KB]
  Meinhard Schobeiri, Texas A&M University
  
• Gas Turbine Design Competition at Texas A&M University [PDF-790KB]
  Meinhard Schobeiri, Texas A&M University
• High Temperature Unique Low Thermal Conductivity Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) Architectures [PDF-1.75MB]
  Jose Nainaparampil, UES, Inc.
• Computational Modeling of Ash Deposition in Turbine Engines
  Brian Casaday, The Ohio State University
  
• The Interactive Effects of Turbine Film Cooling, Deposition, and Thermal Barrier Coatings [PDF-703KB]
  F. Todd Davidson, University of Texas at Austin
  
• Advanced Turbine Research Capabilities at the University of Texas at El Paso
  Chintalapalle V. Ramana, University of Texas at El Paso
  
• Measurements and Modeling of Turbulent Flame Speeds of H₂/CO Mixtures
  Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
  
• FARADAYIC Development of Electrically Mediated Electrophoretic Deposition for Thermal Barrier Coatings [PDF-8.79MB]
  Joseph Kell, Faraday Technology, Inc
  
• Characterization of Turbulence-Induced Non-Idealities in Rapid Compression Machines [PDF-1.28MB]
  Matthias Ihme, University of Michigan
  
• Coriolis Rig Heat Loss Scheme Verification and New Test Section Design [PDF-665KB]
  Robert Murphy, West Virginia University
  
• Development of Novel Thermally-Prayed Architectures for High Temperature Barrier Coatings
  Gopal Dwivedi, Stony Brook University
  
• The Effect of Water Vapor on Non-Ideal Oxide Growth in NiCoCrA1Y TBC Bond Coat Systems
  Matthew Sullivan, University of California, Irvine
  
• Laminar Flame Speed of Syngas and Hydrogen at Elevated Temperatures [PDF-1.63MB]
  Michael Krejci, Texas A&M University
  
• Design and Development of Turbulent Flame Speed Vessel [PDF-1.65MB]
  Sankaranarayanan Ravi, Texas A&M University
• Penetration Height Correlations for Oil-In-Water Unsteady Emulsions of a Liquid Jet in Cross Flow at Gas Turbine Conditions [PDF-2.61MB]
  Leonard Kolshak, Florida Atlantic University

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