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2024 University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) and Advanced Turbines Program Review Meeting - PROCEEDINGS

  • September 24, 2024

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)

 

  • September 25, 2024

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