General Session
Workforce Development Under the UTSR Program
Robert Schrecengost, Advanced Turbines & sCO2, Program Manager, U.S. DOE
Turbines for Dispatchable Zero-Carbon Power
John Crane, Advanced Turbines & sCO2 Technology Manager, NETL
The Role of Gas Turbines in a Decarbonized Future
Jeremee Wetherby, Carbon Solutions Leader, GE Gas Power
Track A
Fundamental Experimental and Numerical Combustion Study of H2 Containing Fuels for Gas Turbines (FE0032072)
Subith Vasu, University of Central Florida
Techno-Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Production and Compressed Air Energy Storage from Variable Renewable Energy
Troy Teel, NETL Support Contractor
Investigation of Flame Structure for Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion (FE0032074)
Robert Lucht, Purdue University
Development and Application of Multipoint Array Injection Concepts for Operation of Gas Turbines on Hydrogen Containing Fuels (FE0032073)
Vincent McDonell, University of California, Irvine
Hydrogen Fuel Effects On Stability and Operation of Lean Premixed and Staged Gas Turbine Combustors (FE0032076)
Jeffrey A. Sutton, The Ohio State University
Flashback Measurements in Hydrogen Enriched Low Swirl Flames Using High Speed OH-PLIF
Peter Strakey, NETL
Advanced Mixed Mode Combustor for Hydrogen F-Class Retrofit (FE0032173)
Michael Hughes, General Electric (GE) Company
Track B
Development And Evaluation of a Novel Fuel Injector Design Method Using Hybrid-Additive Manufacturing (FE0031806)
Jacqueline A. O’Connor, Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
Development of Design Practices for Additively Manufactured Micro-Mix Hydrogen Fueled Turbine Combustors with High-Fidelity Simulation Analysis, Reduced Modeling and Testing (FE0032080)
Gustaff Jacobs, San Diego State University
High Temperature Additive Architectures for 65 Percent Efficiency (FE0031611)
Richard M. DiCintio, GE Vernova
Additive Manufacturing Research at NETL-RIC for Turbine Applications: Leveraging Additive Manufacturing and Coatings for Turbine Thermal Management
Matthew Searle, NETL
Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Candidate Alloys for Hydrogen Turbine Fuel Injectors
David Alman, NETL
A Deep Learning Enabled Fast and Robust Chemistry Solver for Reacting Flow Simulations (TCF-21-25027)
Pinaki Pal, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Thermal Management of Zero-to-Near-Zero, CO2-Emission Gas Turbines
Tom I-P. Shih, Purdue University
Advancing Turbine Technologies for Relevant Inlet Temperature Profiles in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab (FE0032232)
Reid A. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
General Session
Recent Accomplishments and Opportunities in Rotating Detonation Combustion Research
Ajay Agrawal, University of Alabama
Decarbonization of the Existing Gas Turbine Fleet
Nathan Weiland, Senior Fellow at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
Joseph Meadows, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech
Lance Smith, Senior Technical Fellow, Combustion & Propulsion Technology at RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC)
Jeff Moore, Institute Engineer and STEP Project Manager at Southwest Research Institute
Track A
Development of a Retrofittable Dry Low Emissions Industrial Gas Turbine Combustion System for 100% Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends (FE0032106)
Leonel Arellano, Solar Turbines, Inc.
Development of Hydrogen Burner for FT4000 Aeroderivative Engine (FE0032171)
Justin Locke, RTX Technology Research Center
Ignition, Turbulent Flame Speeds, and Emissions from High Hydrogen Blended Fuels (FE0032079)
Wenting Sun, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ammonia Gas Turbine Combustor (DE-SC0020903)
Majed Toqan, Creative Power Solutions (USA), Inc.
Ammonia Combustion for Gas Turbine Engines
Clint Bedick, NETL
Investigation of Ammonia for Combustion Turbines (LACT) (DE-FE0032172)
Robert Steele, EPRI
Low NOX, Operable Ammonia Combustor for Zero-Carbon Power (DE-FE0032169)
Lance Smith & Eric Wood, RTX Technology Research Center
Ceramic Matrix Composites for Hydrogen Combustion (FE0032228)
Jihua Gou, University of Central Florida
Next Generation Environmental Barrier Coatings
Michael Lance, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Ammonia Combustion System Modeling
Marzuqa Ahmed, GTI Energy/University of Central Florida
UTSR Fellowship Report Out
Richard Porqueddu, UTSR Fellow (Georgia Tech)
Research on High Temperature Dry Gas Seal Test Rig
Elliot Moore, UTSR Fellow (Texas A&M University)
Track B
Pressure Gain, Stability, and Operability of Methane/Syngas Based RDEs Under Steady and Transient Conditions (FE0031773)
Mirko Gamba, University of Michigan
Physics-Based Integration of H2-Air Rotating Detonation into Gas Turbine Power Plant (HydrogenGT) (FE0032075)
Eric Bach, Purdue University
Area Profiling to Improve Flow Uniformity and Pressure Gain in Rotating Detonation Combustion (DE-EE-0032077)
Ajay Agrawal, University of Alabama
Physics Exploration and Analysis of Hydrogen-Fueled Rotating Detonation Engines Using Advanced Turbulent Combustion Modeling and High-Fidelity Simulation Tools (FWP-39888.1)
Pinaki Pal, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Applied Research on Rotating Detonation Combustion at NETL
Don Ferguson, NETL
Novel Modular Heat Engines with sCO2 Bottoming Cycle Utilizing Advanced Oil-Free Turbomachinery
Bugra Ertas, GE Aerospace Research
Demonstration of a Gas Turbine-Scale Rotating Detonation Combustor Integrated with Compressor and Turbine Components at 7FA Cycle Conditions (FE0032170)
Kapil Singh, Tommy Genova, & Luke D’Aquila, GE Aerospace Research
Development of Syngas Oxy-Combustion Turbine for use in Advanced sCO2 Power Cycle (FE0031929)
Jeffrey Moore, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Oxy-Syngas Combustor Development and Testing (FE0031922)
David Cusano, Parametric Solutions, Inc.
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Pilot Plant Test Facility (FE0028979)
Jeffrey Moore, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Capturing Engine Emissions Responses via Reduced Order Modeling
Malcolm Overbaugh, UCI/Solar Turbines