2015 NETL Crosscutting Technology Research Review Meeting

2015 NETL Crosscutting Technology Research Review Meeting
April 27-30, 2015

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Presentations

Monday, April 27, 2015

Session 1 – Joint Session

• Dr. Sean Plasynski, Director, Strategic Center for Coal, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Mr. Regis Conrad, Director, Division of Advanced Energy Systems, U.S. Department of Energy
• Dr. Robert Romanosky, Deputy Director, Office of Coal and Power R&D, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Session 2 – Advanced Manufacturing Materials

• Mechanically Activated Combustion Synthesis of MOSi₂-Based Composites
  The University of Texas at El Paso, Evgeny Shafirovich
• A Computational-Experimental Study of the Plasma Processing of Carbides at High-Temperatures
  The University of Texas at El Paso, Arturo Bronson                                                              

Session 3 – Simulation-Based Engineering

• Engineered Complex Systems: Development of a Cloud-Based Modeling Framework for Complex Advanced Power Systems
  Ames National Laboratory, Kenneth “Mark” Bryden
• Building an Extensible Framework for Testing New Controls Algorithms
  Ames National Laboratory, Paolo Pezzini                                                                              

Session 4 – Advanced Manufacturing Materials

• Benefits of Tailoring Hot Isostatic Pressure/Powdered Metal (HIP/PM) and Additive Manufacturing (AM) To Fabricate Advanced Energy System Components
  Energy Industries of Ohio, Inc, Nancy Horton
• Additive Manufacturing for Cost Efficient Production of Compact Ceramic Heat Exchangers and Recuperators
  Ceralink, Inc, Nicole Ross
• High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Thermal Spraying Technique for Durable Coatings [Video]
  The University of Texas at El Paso, Diaaeldin Mohamed and Luisa Cabrera                                                                                                              

Session 5 – Simulation-Based Engineering

• Numerical Simulation of Polydisperse Gas-Particle Flow in a Vertical Riser with a Size-Velocity Quadrature-Based Moment Method
  Ames National Laboratory, Bo Kong
• Recent Advances in MFIX and Multiphase Flow Research
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Mehrdad Shahnam
• Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI)
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, David Miller

Session 6 – Computational Materials

• Predicting Microstructure-Creep Resistance Correlation in High-Temperature Alloys over Multiple Time Scales
  Purdue University, Vikas Tomar
• Novel Nano-Size Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels Development Through Computational and Experimental Study
  Southern University and A&M College, Shizhong Yang
• Synergistic Computational and Microstructural Design of Next-Generation High-Temperature Austenitic Stainless Steels
  Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Raymundo Arroyave
• An Integrated Study on a Novel High-Temperature, High-Entropy Alloy
  Southern University and A&M College, Shizhong Yang

Session 7 – Simulation-Based Engineering

• National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP)
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Grant Bromhal
• Coal Combustion and Gasification Science
  Sandia National Laboratories, Ethan Hecht
• IPT – Direct Power Extraction
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Rigel Woodside

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

 

Session 8 – Joint Session

• Development in Additive Manufacturing for High Temp Alloys
  Dr. William Peter, Deputy Director, ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
• Army Energy and Power Challenges, Perspectives and Opportunities
  Mr. Bruce R. Geil, Associate Director, Sensors & Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
• Benefits Analyses for Crosscutting Technology Research Program
  Mr. Erik Shuster, NETL Office of Performance and Benefits

Session 9 – Structural Materials

• Experimental and Computational Investigation of High Entropy Alloys for Elevated High-Temperature Applications
  University of Tennessee, Peter Liaw
• Serration Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys
  University of Illinois, Karin Dahmen

Session 10 – Sensors & Controls Harsh Environment

• Ultra-High-Temperature Thermionic Sensors
  Palo Alto Research Center, Scott Limb
• Harsh Environment SAW Wireless Sensor Array for Power Plant Applications
  University of Maine, Mauricio Pereira da Cunha

Session 11 – Functional Materials

• Novel Functional-Gradient Thermal Barrier Coatings in Coal-Fired Power Plant Turbines
  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Jing Zhang
• HVOF Thermal Spray TiC/TiB₂ Coatings of AUSC Boiler/Turbine Components for Enhanced Corrosion Protection
  Southern Illinois University, Chung-Ying Tsai
• Reaction of Lanthanide Zirconate Pyrochlore Environmental Barrier Coating Materials in CMAS
  Auburn University, Jeffrey W Fergus

Session 12 – Sensors & Controls

• An Information Theoretic Framework and Self-Organizing Agent-Based Sensor Network for Power Plant Condition Monitoring
  Case Western Reserve University, Richard Kolacinski
• Model Based Sensor Placement for Component Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Fossil Energy Systems
  Texas Tech University, Debangsu Bhattacharyya
• Evolving Robust and Reconfigurable Multi-Objective Controllers for Advanced Power Systems
  Oregon State University, Kagan Tumer

Session 13 – Functional Materials

• Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Next Generation Gas Turbine Engines Fueled by Coal-Derived Syngas
  Brown University, Nitin Padture
• Developing Novel Multifunctional Materials for High-Efficiency Electrical Energy Storage
  University of Tennessee, Feng-Yuan Zhang
• Mixed-Oxides for Carbonaceous Fuel Conversion via Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU)
  North Carolina State University, Fanxing Li
• Novel Low Cost, Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of Core Shell Structured Micro-Particles for Fossil Energy Applications
  Howard University, Abu Kamara                                                                                           

Session 14 – Sensors & Controls

• Polymer-Derived Ceramic Wireless, Passive Strain Sensor for Turbine Engine Applications
  University of Central Florida, Linan An
• Graphene-Based Composite Sensors for Energy Applications
  West Virginia University, Charter Stinespring
• Advanced Ceramic Materials and Packaging Technologies for Realizing Sensors in Advanced Energy Generation Systems
  Sporian Microsystems, Inc, Michael Usrey
• Real-Time 3-D Volume Imaging and Mass-Gauging of High-Temperature Flows and Power System Components in a Fossil Fuel Reactor Using Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography
  Tech4Imaging, Qussai Marashdeh

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

 

Session 15 – Advanced Ultra Supercritical Materials

• Advanced Ultrasupercritical (A-USC) Steam Boiler and Turbine Consortium
  Energy Industries of Ohio, Robert Purgert and John Shingledecker
• Ni-Based Alloys for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Steam Boilers
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Peter Tortorelli

Session 16 – Simulation-Based Engineering

• The Effect of Closure Laws on the Simulation Results of MFIX Two-Fluid Model of Gas-Solid Flows with Heat Transfer
  The University of Texas at San Antonio, Yifei Duan
• Implementation and Refinement of a Comprehensive Model for Dense Granular Flows
  Princeton University, Sankaran Sundaresan
• Sensors Testing in Pressurized Combustion Facility at NETL
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Benjamin Chorpening

Session17 – Advanced Ultra Supercritical Materials

• Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Steam Cycle Turbine Materials
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Philip Maziasz
• Addressing Materials Processing Issues for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Steam Turbines
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Paul Jablonski

Session 18 – Sensors & Controls Harsh Environment

• Thermal Energy Harvesting Plasmonics-Based Chemical Sensors
  State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Michael Carpenter
• Ultrasound Measurements of Temperature Distribution and Heat Fluxes in Solids [Video1 Video2 Video3 Video4]
  University of Utah, Mikhail Skliar

Session 19 – Advanced Ultra Supercritical Materials

• ComTest “Superheater” for Advanced Ultrasupercritical (A-USC) 1400F (760C) Steam Conditions
  Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Paul Weitzel
• Advanced Ultra-Supercritical (A-USC) Tube Membrane Panel Development
  Alstom Power, Inc, James Pschirer
• Advanced Ferritic 9% Cr Steel
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Jeffrey Hawk

Session 20 – Sensors & Controls

• Intelligent Coordination of Heterogeneous Sensors in Advanced Power Systems
  Oregon State University, Mitchell Colby
• Multi-Objective Optimal Sensor Deployment Under Uncertainty for Advanced Power Systems
  University of Illinois at Chicago, Urmila Diwekar
• Development of Integrated Biomimetic Framework with Intelligent Monitoring, Cognition, and Decision Capabilities for Control of Advanced Energy Plants
  West Virginia University, Debangsu Bhattacharyya

Session 21 – Computational Materials

• ICME Based Computational Design of Advanced Alloys
  QuesTek Innovations, LLC, Jiadong Gong
• Computational and Experimental Development of Novel High-Temperature Alloys
  Ames National Laboratory, Matthew Kramer
• Implementing a Basic Model Interface to Support the Rapid Use of Material’s Models in Design
  Ames National Laboratory, Richard LeSar
• Large Scale Screening of Low-Cost Ferritic Steels for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Boiler
  Tennessee State University, Lizhi Ouyang

Session 22 – Sensors & Controls

• Metal Oxide-Based Heterostructured Nanowire Arrays for Ultra-Sensitive and Selective Multi-Mode High-Temperature Gas Detection
  University of Connecticut, Pu-Xian Gao
• Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor for On-Line Monitoring of Coal Gasifier Refractory Health
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Zhihao Yu
• Reduced Mode Sapphire Fiber and Distributer Sensing System
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Daniel Homa
• Self-Powered Wireless-Ready Electrochemical Sensor for In-Situ Corrosion Monitoring of Coal-Fired A-USC Boiler Tubes
  West Virginia University, Xingbo Liu

Thursday, April 30, 2015

 

Session 23 – Structural Materials

• Corrosion Issues in Advanced Coal Fired Boilers
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bruce Pint
• Advanced Alloy Design Concepts for High-Temperature Fossil Energy Applications
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Yukinori Yamamoto
• Gas Turbine Materials Life Assessment and Non-Destructive Evaluation
  Argonne National Laboratory, Jiangang Sun

Session24 – Downhole CO₂ Sensors

• Development of a CO₂ Chemical Sensor for Downhole CO₂ Monitoring in Carbon Sequestration
  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Ning Liu
• Development of a Ceramic Coaxial Cable Sensor-Based System for Long-Term Down Hole CO₂ Sequestration Monitoring
  Missouri University of Science and Technology, Runar Nygaard
• Intrinsic Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for Subsurface Detection of CO₂
  Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc, Jesus Delgado Alonso

Session 25 – Advanced Manufacturing Materials

• Solid State Joining of Creep Enhanced Ferritic Steel
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Glenn Grant
• Low-Cost Fabrication of ODS Materials
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Glenn Grant

Session 26 – Sensors & Controls

• Novel Functional Sensors Materials Development for Advanced Fossil Power Generation and Carbon Captured Utilization and Storage
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Paul Ohodnicki
• Investigation on Pyroelectric Ceramic Temperature Sensors for Energy System Applications [Video]
  The University of Texas at El Paso, Yirong Lin

Session 27 – Computational Materials

• Computational Modeling of Metal Oxidation at Elevated High Temperatures
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Youhai Wen
• Creep-Fatigue-Oxidation Interactions: Predicting Alloy Lifetimes under Fossil Energy Service Conditions
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sebastien Dryepondt
• Weldability of Creep-Resistant Alloys for Advanced Fossil Power Plants [Video]
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Xinghua Yu

Session 28 – Advanced Manufacturing Sensors and Controls

• Gallium Oxide Nanostructures for High-Temperature Sensors
  The University of Texas at El Paso, Ramana Chintalapalle
• Additive Manufacturing Enabled Ubiquitous Sensing in Aerospace Systems
  United Technologies Research Center, Joseph Mantese
• Additive Manufacturing of Smart Parts with Embedded Sensors for In-Situ Monitoring in Advanced Energy Systems [Video]
  University of Missouri System, Hai Xiao

Session 29 – Structural Materials

• Enhanced Entropy Superalloy Development for Fossil Energy Applications
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Joseph Licavoli
• Effective Exploration of New 760 Degrees Celsius-Capability Steels for Coal Energy
  The Ohio State University, Ji-Cheng Zhao
• Intermetallic Strengthened Alumina-Forming Austenitic Steels for Coal-Fired Power Systems
  Dartmouth College, Bin Hu

Session 30 – Advanced Manufacturing Sensors and Controls

• Embedded Active Fiber Optic Sensing Network for Structural Health Monitoring in Harsh Environments
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Chennan Hu
• Investigation of “Smart Parts” with Embedded Sensors for Energy System Applications
  University of Texas at El Paso, Yirong Lin
• Smart Refractory Sensor Systems for Wireless Monitoring of Temperature, Health, and Degradation of Slagging Gasifiers
  West Virginia University, Edward Sabolsky
• High-Temperature Sapphire Pressure Sensors for Harsh Environments [Video]
  University of Florida, David Mills

Poster Session – Tuesday, April 28, 2015

• Predicting the Oxidation/Corrosion Performance of Structural Alloys in Supercritical CO₂
  Electric Power Research Institute, John Shingledecker
• Modeling Long-Term Creep Performance for Welded Nickel-Base Superalloy Structures for Power Generation Systems
  General Electric Company, Chen Shen
• Additive Manufacturing of Fuel Injectors
  Edison Welding Institute, Inc, Mahdi Jamshidinia
• Ceramic Microchannel Heat Exchangers
  Ceramatec, Inc, Charles Lewinsohn
• Computational Design and Performance Prediction of Creep–Resistant Ferritic Superalloys
  University of Tennessee, Peter Liaw
• Ceramic High-Temperature Thermoelectric Heat Exchanger and Heat Recuperators for Power Generation Systems
  West Virginia University, Xueyan Song
• Computational Design and Discovery of Ni-Based Alloys and Coatings: Thermodynamic Approaches Validated by Experiments
  Pennsylvania State University, Zi-Kui Liu
• Discrete Element Method for Deformation and Microstructure Evolution Modeling
  Oregon State University, Jamie Kruzic
• Nanosheet-like Silica Nanomaterials (NSN) for Carbon Capture Applications
  Delaware State University, Cheng-Yu Lai
• Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Using Polyethylenimine Functionalized Titanate Nanotubes: Review and Preliminary Work
  Prairie View A&M University, Raghava Kommalapati
• Vertically-Aligned Carbon-Nanotubes Embedded in Ceramic Matrices for Hot Electrode Applications
  University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Yongfeng Lu
• Engineering Accessible Adsorption Sites in Metal Organic Frameworks for CO₂ Capture
  Clark Atlanta University, Conrad Ingram
• Smart Nano-Structured Titania-Based MEMS Multi-Gas Sensor for High-Temperature and Harsh Fossil Environment Applications
  PIMEMS, Inc, Payam Bozorgi
• Adaptive Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography for Real-Time Measurement of Solids Circulation Rate at High-Temperatures
  Tech4Imaging, Qussai Marashdeh
• Distributed Wireless Antenna Sensors for Boiler Condition Monitoring
  University of Texas at Arlington, Franck Mbanya Tchafa and Jun Yao
• Robust Metal-Ceramic Coaxial Cable Sensors for Distributed Temperature Monitoring in Harsh Environments of Fossil Energy Power Systems
  University of Cincinnati, Adam Trontz
• Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems for 3D Combustion Temperature Field Monitoring in Coal-Fired Boilers Using Optically Generated Acoustic Waves
  University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Jingcheng Zhou
• The Hybrid Performance Project: Sensors and Controls Development through Cyber-Physical Simulation of Advanced Power Systems
  National Energy Technology Laboratory, David Tucker
• High-Temperature, High-Velocity Direct Power Extraction Using an Open Cycle Oxy-Combustion System
  University of Texas at El Paso, Manuel J Hernandez
• Boride-Based Electrode Materials with Enhanced Stability under Extreme Conditions for MHD Direct Power Extraction
  University of Idaho, Indrajit Charit
• Precursor-Derived Nanostructured Si-C-X Materials for MHD Electrode Applications
  University of Washington, YiHsun Yang
• Development of Reduced Order Model for Reacting Gas-Solids Flow Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
  Florida International University, Paul Cizmas
• Water Desalination Using Multi-Phase Turbo-Expander
  General Electric Company, Vitali Lissianski
• Simultaneous Waste Heat and Water Recovery from Power Plant Flue Gases for Advanced Energy Systems
  Gas Technology Institute, Dexin Wang
• Field Demonstration Study for Heat and Water Recovery at a Coal-Fired Power Plant
  Southern Company Services, Russell Noble
• The COHO: An Efficient FO-based Carbon Capture and Water Reuse System for Power Plants
  Porifera Inc, Jennifer Klare
• Evaluating the Techno-Economic Feasibility of Forward Osmosis Processes Utilizing Low Grade Heat for Power Plant Water and Wastewater Treatment
  Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel Gingerich and Meagan Mauter
• Fouling-Resistant Membranes for Treating Concentrated Brines
  Research Triangle Institute, Zachary Hendren
• Treatment of Produced Water from Carbon Sequestration Sites for Reuse, Mineral Recovery, and Carbon Utilization
  Southern Research Institute, James H Irvin
• Development of Membrane Distillation Technology Utilizing Waste Heat for Treatment of High Salinity Wastewaters
  University of Pittsburgh, Omkar Lokare and Sakineh Tavakkoli
• An Integrated Supercritical System for Efficient Produced Water Treatment and Power Generation
  University Illinois, Seyed Dastgheib
• Exploring Energy-Waste Issues in the United States
  Sandia National Laboratories, Vincent Tidwell
• Joint Database for Energy and Propulsion Sensors
  Johns Hopkins University, Nicholas Keim and Ben Hill-Lam