University Turbine Systems Research Workshop

2014 University Turbine Systems Research Workshop

October 21-23 , 2014 West Lafayette, IN

PANEL DISCUSSION: IGNITION DELAY ISSUE

Moderator:

William H. Day, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.

• Fred Dryer, Princeton University
• Margaret Wooldridge, University of Michigan
• Eric Petersen, Texas A&M University
• Vince McDonell, University of California, Irvine
• Hong G. Im, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT PURDUE

Suresh V. Garimella, Purdue University

COMBUSTION

Moderators:

Mark Freeman and Donald Ferguson, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Large Eddy Simulation Modeling of Flashback and Flame Stabilization in Hydrogen-Rich Gas Turbines Using a Hierarchical Validation Approach
  Venkat Raman, University of Michigan
• Structure and Dynamics of Fuel Jets Injected into a High-Temperature Subsonic Crossflow
  Robert P. Lucht, Purdue University
• High-Pressure Turbulent Flame Speeds and Chemical Kinetics of Syngas Blends with and without Impurities
  Eric Petersen, Texas A&M University
• Large-Eddy Simulation of Gas-Turbine Combustors and Characterization of Facility Effects
  Matthias Ihme, Stanford University

AERO/HEAT TRANSFER

Moderators:

Robin Ames and Seth Lawson, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Effects of Hot Streak and Phantom Cooling on Heat Transfer in a Cooled Turbine Stage Including Particulate Deposition
  Jeffrey Bons, The Ohio State University
• Improving Durability of Turbine Components through Trenched Film Cooling and Contoured Endwalls
  Amy Mensch, Pennsylvania State University
• Thermally Effective and Efficient Cooling Technologies for Advanced GT
  Forrest E. Ames, University of North Dakota
  Sumanta Acharya, University of Memphis
• Evaluation of Flow and Heat Transfer inside Combustor Systems
  Srinath V. Ekkad, Virginia Tech

MATERIALS

Moderators:

Briggs White and Rin Burke, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Degradation of TBC Systems in Environments Relevant to Advanced Gas Turbines for IGCC Systems
  Brian Gleeson, University of Pittsburgh
• Abradable Sealing Materials for Emerging IGCC-Based Turbine Systems
  Daniel R. Mumm, University of California, Irvine
• Project Update and Results of Analyses of Fine Particulates in Cleaned Coal Syngas and its Combustion Products
  John Hurley, Energy & Environmental Research Center
• TBC Hot Corrosion Studies
  Shengmin Guo, Louisiana State University

INVITED PRESENTATION

• Overview of ARPA-E Research Relevant to the UTSR Program
  Bryan Willson, ARPA-E

COMBUSTION

Moderators:

Mark Freeman and Donald Ferguson, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Effects of Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on Turbulent Combustion Emissions in Advanced Gas Turbine Combustors with High-Hydrogen-Content (HHC) Fuels
  Robert P. Lucht, Purdue University
• Development of Criteria for Flameholding Tendencies within Premixer Passages for High Hydrogen Content Fuels
  Elliot Sullivan-Lewis, University of California, Irvine
• An Experimental and Modeling Study NOx-CO Formation in High Hydrogen Content (HHC) Fuels Combustion in Gas Turbine Applications
  Tanvir Farouk, University of South Carolina, Columbia
• Development of Criteria for Flashback Propensity in Jet Flames
  Vincent McDonell, University of California, Irvine
• High-Pressure, Low-Temperature Ignition Behavior of Syngas Mixtures
  Andrew Mansfield, University of Michigan
• Predictive LES Modeling and Validation of High-Pressure Turbulent Flames and Flashback in Hydrogen-Enriched Gas-Turbine Combustion
  Venkat Raman, University of Michigan
• Thermophysical Properties of Carbon Dioxide and CO2-Rich Mixtures
  Allan H. Harvey, National Institute of Standards and Technology

AERO/HEAT TRANSFER

Moderators:

Robin Ames and Seth Lawson, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Cooling Strategies for Vane Leading Edges in a Syngas Environment
  Forrest E. Ames, University of North Dakota
  Jeffrey Bons, The Ohio State University
• Issues in Modeling and Simulation of Turbine Cooling
  Tom I-P. Shih, Purdue University/Ames Laboratory
• Demonstration of Enabling Spar-Shell Technology in Gas Turbines
  Jim Downs, Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
• Turbine Thermal Management
  Mary Anne Alvin, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Recent High-Temperature Film Cooling Testing at the National Energy Technology Laboratory
  Doug Straub, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Update on the PSU START Facility
  Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University
• Air-Riding Seals Technologies for Advanced Gas Turbines
  Jake Mills, Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
• Advanced Manufacturing with Mikro Systems TOMO Process
  John Henry, Mikro Systems
• Aero/Heat Transfer R&D Status Facilitated Discussion

MATERIALS

Moderators:

Briggs White and Rin Burke, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Low Conductivity, High Durability Thermal Barrier Coatings for IGCC Engines
  Eric Jordan, University of Connecticut
• Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Operation in High Hydrogen Content Gas Turbine
  Gopal Dwivedi, Stony Brook University
• An Alternative Low-Cost Process for Deposition of MCrAIY Bond Coats for Advanced Syngas/Hydrogen Turbine Applications
  Ying Zhang, Tennessee Tech University
• Long-Term Creep-Fatigue Interactions in Ni-Base Superalloys
  Richard Neu, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ultra High Temperature Thermal Barrier Coatings
  Maurice Gell, University of Connecticut
• Refractory Metal Bond Coats and Pyrochlore Environmental Barrier Coating Materials
  Jeffrey Fergus, Auburn University
• Materials Issues in Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas/Hydrogen-Fired Turbines
  Bruce Pint, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• UTSR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
  Bill Day, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
• UTSR FELLOWS PRESENTATIONS
  Bridget O’Meara, Pennsylvania State University
  Xan Cranney, Brigham Young University
  Andrea Bollinger, Colorado School of Mines
• WHAT’S NEXT IN UTSR FY 2015-2018
  Richard Dennis, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory