2014 NETL Crosscutting Research Review Meeting

2014 NETL Crosscutting Research Review Meeting
May 19-23, 2014

Presentations

Monday, May 19, 2014

• Welcome
  Patricia Rawls, Crosscutting Research Division Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Fossil Energy's Crosscutting Research and Advanced Energy Systems Overview
  Regis Conrad, Director of Crosscutting Research, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE
• Crosscutting Research Overview
  Susan Maley, Technology Manager for Crosscutting Research, NETL, DOE

Simulation-Based Engineering Session
Moderator: Steve Seachman

• Crosscutting Research (XC) Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative
  David C. Miller, Research & Innovation Center, NETL
• National Risk Assessment Partnership
  Grant Bromhal, ORD, NETL
• Development of Pore-Scale Models for Diffusion-Reaction Systems with Application to CO₂ Adsorption
  Danesh Tafti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Coal Combustion and Gasification Science
  Chris Shaddix, Sandia National Laboratories
• Addressing Model Integration Challenges in Energy Systems
  Kenneth "Mark" Bryden, Ames National Laboratory

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Sydni Credl

• Synthesis of Core-Shell Structured Microparticles for  Fossil Energy
  Jason Matthews, Howard University
• Large Scale Screening of Low Cost Ferritic Steel for AUSC
  Lizhi Ouyang, Tennessee State University
• A Computational-Experimental Study of the Plasma Processing of Carbides at High Temperatures
  Arturo Bronson, The University of Texas at El Paso
• Mechanically-Activated Combustion Synthesis of MoSi₂-Based Composites
  Evgeny Shafirovich, The University of Texas at El Paso
• Design and Optimization of Liquid-Fueled High Velocity Oxy-fuel Thermal Spraying Technique for Durable Coatings for Fossil Power Systems
  Ahsan Choudhuri, The University of Texas at El Paso

Simulation-Based Engineering Session
Moderator: Sydni Credle

• Uncertainty Quantification Tools for Multiphase Flow Simulations Using MFIX
  Xiaofei Hu, Iowa State University
• Implementation and Refinement of a Comprehensive Model for Dense Granular Flows
  Sankaran Sundaresan, Princeton University
• Development of a 2-Phase Drag Law for Clustered Particles Using Direct Numerical Simulation & Validation Through Experiments
  Ahmadreza Abbasi Baharanchi, Florida International University
• Study of Particle Rotation Effect in Gas-Solid Flows Using Direct Numerical Simulation with a Lattice Boltzmann Method -- Tuskegee University
  Qiang Zhou, The Ohio State University

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Paul Jablonski

• Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Next Generation Gas Turbine Engines Fueled by Coal-Derived Syngas
  Nitin P. Padture, Brown University
• Effective Exploration of New 760ºC Capability Steels for Coal Energy
  Changdong Wei, The Ohio State University
• HVOF Thermal Spray TIC/TIB₂ Coatings of Ausc Boiler/Turbine Components for Enhanced Corrosion Protection
  Kanchan Mondal, Southern Illinois University
• Synergistic Computational and Microstructural Design of Next-Generation High-Temperature Austenitic Steels
  Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Keynote Speakers

• Electronics, Sensing, and Communications Research for City System Design
  Kenneth W. Tobin Jr., Ph.D., Corporate Research Fellow and Director Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• The Role of Collaborative Materials Research in the Development of Clean and Efficient Fossil Energy and Related Technologies
  John Oakey, Director of Power Generation Research, Cranfield University

Simulation-Based Engineering Session
Moderator: Jason Hissam

• Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations of a Regenerative Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture in Advanced Gasification-Based Power Systems
  Shalin Zarghami, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Quantifying the Uncertainty of Kinetic Theory Predictions of Clustering
  Peter Mitrano, University of Colorado

Sensors and Controls, High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Paul Ohodnicki

• Sensors and Controls
  Metal Oxide Nanostructured Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors
  Kevin P. Chen, University of Pittsburgh
• Experimental and Computational Investigation of High-Entropy Alloys for Elevated High Temperature Applications
  Peter K. Liaw, University of Tennessee

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Steve Seachman

• Ultrasound Measurements of Temperature Profile in Extreme Environments
  Mikhail Skliar, University of Utah
• Plasmonics-Based Emission Gas Sensors
  Michael A. Carpenter, The Research Foundation of SUNY
• Gallium Oxide Nanostructures for High Temperature Sensors
  Ernesto J. Rubio, University of Texas at El Paso

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Paul Ohodnicki

• Computational Microstructural Optimization Design Tool for HighTemperature Structural Materials
  Rajiv S. Mishra, University of North Texas
• Novel Functional-Gradient Thermal Barrier Coatings in Coal-Fired Power Plant Turbines
  Jing Zhang, Indiana University and Purdue University
• The Effects of Thermo-Mechanical Treatments on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Iron-Based Superalloy
  Bin Hu, Dartmouth College

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Charles Miller

• Intelligent Coordination of Heterogeneous Sensors in Advanced Power Systems
  Kagan Tumer, Oregon State University
• Developing Piezo-Dielectric Polymer-Derived Ceramics for Applications in Strain Sensors
  Yejie Cao, University of Central Florida
• Graphene-Based Composite Sensors for Energy Applications
  Charter D. Stinespring, West Virginia University
• High-Temperature Nano-Derived Micro-H₂ and H₂S Sensors
  Edward M. Sabolsky, West Virginia University

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Jason Hissam

• Multiscale Computational Design and Synthesis of Protective Smart Coatings for Refractory Metal Alloys
  Otto Lu-Steffes, University of Wisconsin
• Novel Nano-Size Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels Development Through Computational and Experimental Study
  Shizhong Yang, Southern University and A&M College
• An Integrated Study of a Novel Thermal Barrier Coating for Niobium-Based High Temperature Alloy
  Shizhong Yang, Southern University and A&M College
• An Integrated Study on a Novel High Temperature, High-Entropy Alloy
  Shizhong Yang, Southern University and A&M College

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Keynote Speakers

• Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change: The Role of Innovation
  Darren Mollot, Director, Clean Energy Systems, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE
• Mapping Energy’s Future
  Dianne Anderson, Executive Director, Great Lakes Energy Institute

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Jason Hissam

• Self-Powered Wireless Sensor to Monitor Coal Ash Corrosion in a USC Boiler
  Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University
• Wireless Condition-Based Monitoring System for Gas Turbine Rotating Components
  Joshua McConkey, Siemens Energy

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: David Alman

• High Temperature Thermoelectric Oxides Engineered at Multiple Length Scales for Energy Harvesting
  Fumio S. Ohuchi, University of Washington
• Structure and Property Correlation in MAX Phases
  Wai-Yim Ching, University of Missouri
• Computational Design of Creep-Resistant Alloys and Experimental Validation in Ferritic Superalloys
  Peter K. Liaw, University of Tennessee
• Further Understanding of Furnace Wall Corrosion in Coal-Fired Boilers
  Steven Kung, Babcock & Wilcox Co.
• Degradation of HVOF, Iron Aluminide Coatings in Simulated Coal Slag
  Thomas M. Lillo, Idaho National Laboratory

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Maria Reidpath

• Merged Environments for Simulation and Analysis:Building an Extensible Framework for Testing New Engineering Concepts
  Kenneth “Mark” Bryden, Ames National Laboratory
• Innovative Technologies
  Optical Thin Films for High Temperature Sensing in Advanced Fossil Energy Applications
  Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr., ORD, NETL
• Development of a CO₂ Chemical Sensor for Downhole CO₂ Monitoring in Carbon Sequestration
  Ning Liu, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Barbara Carney

• Wireless Battery-Free Harsh Environment Sensor System for Energy Sector Applications
  Mauricio Pereira da Cunha and Anin Maskay, University of Maine
• Development of a Ceramic Coaxial Cable Sensor-Based System for Long-Term Down-Hole CO₂ Sequestration Monitoring
  Runar Nygaard, Missouri University of Science & Technology
• Microstructured Sapphire Fiber Sensors for Harsh Environments
  Hai Xiao, Clemson University
• TDL Syngas for In-Situ monitoring of CO, CH₄, CO₂, and H₂O in an Engineering-Scale High-Pressure Coal Gasifier
  Ronald K. Hanson, Stanford University

High Performance Materials
Moderator: Peter Tortorelli

• Innovative Technologies
  Predicting Microstructural Stability For Advanced FE Systems
  Youhai Wen, ORD, NETL
• Innovative Technologies
  An Integrated Computational Approach to Predicting the Protective Oxide Scale Formation on Alloys in FE Relevant Environments
  Brian Gleeson, University of Pittsburgh
• Bespoke Materials Surfaces
  Bruce Pint, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Understanding Corrosion Mechanisms in Advanced Coal-Fired Boilers
  Bruce Pint, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Keynote Speakers

• Overview of Crosscutting Techno-Economic and Market Assessments
  Katrina Krulla, Technical Project Manager, Office of Program Performance and Benefits, NETL
• Challenges and Opportunities for Intergovernmental Collaborative Research
  Alexander R. Larzelere, Federal Program Director for the Nuclear Energy Modeling and
  Simulation Energy Innovation Hub, DOE
  Regis Conrad, Director of Crosscutting Research, Office of Fossil Energy, DOE
  Cynthia Powell, Director, ORD, NETL

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Barbara Carney

• Ultra-high Temperature Thermionic Sensors
  Saroj Sahu, Palo Alto Research Center
• Multipoint Pressure Sensing Fiber Optic Cable for Monitoring CO₂ Sequestration
  Bill Challener, General Electric Global Research
• Intrinsic Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for Subsurface Detection of Carbon Dioxide
  Jesus Delgado Alonso, Intelligent Optical Systems
• Model-Based Sensor Placement for Component Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Fossil Energy
  Debangsu Bhattacharyya, West Virginia University
• An Information-Theoretic Framework and Self-Organizing Agent-Based Sensor Network Architecture for Power Plant Condition Monitor
  Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Jeff Hawk

• Steam Turbine Materials for Advanced Ultrasupercritical (AUSC) Coal Power Plants
  John Shingledecker, Electric Power Research Institute
• Development of Advanced Materials for Ultrasupercritical Boiler Systems
  John Shingledecker, Electric Power Research Institute
• Advanced Processing of Metallic Powders for Fossil Energy Applicants
  Iver E. Anderson, Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University
• Computational and Experimental Development of Novel High Temperature Alloys
  Matthew J. Kramer, Ames National Laboratory
• Multiscale Design of Materials for Energy Systems
  Richard LeSar, Ames National Laboratory

Sensors and Controls Session
Moderator: Ben Chorpening

• Embedded Active Fiber Optic Sensing Network for Structural Health Monitoring in Harsh Environments
  Zhihao Yu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor for Online Monitoring of Coal Gasifier Refractory Health
  Zhihao Yu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Novel Modified Optical Fibers for High Temperature In-Situ Miniaturized Gas Sensors in Advanced Fossil Energy Systems
  Brian Scott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Single-Crystal Sapphire Optical Fiber Sensor Instrumentation
  Brian Scott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

High Performance Materials Session
Moderator: Gordon Holcomb

• Corrosion Performance of Structural Alloys in Simulated Oxy-fuel Environments
  Ken Natesan, Argonne National Laboratory
• Development of NDE Methods for Ceramic Coatings
  Jiangang Sun, Argonne National Laboratory
• Ni-Based Alloys for Advanced Ultrasupercritical Steam Boilers
  Peter F. Tortorelli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Materials Testing for Advanced Ultrasupercritical System Turbines
  Philip J. Maziasz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Friday, May 23, 2014

High Performance Materials
Moderator: Rick Dunst

• Joining of Advanced High Temperature Materials
  Glenn Grant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Low-Cost Fabrication of ODS Materials
  Glenn Grant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Development of an Improved Creep Resistant Fe-9%Cr Steel
  Jeffrey A. Hawk, ORD, NETL

Moderator: Youhai Wen

• Addressing Materials Processing Issues for USC Steam Turbines
  Paul D. Jablonski, ORD, NETL
• Improving the Performance of Creep Strength-Enhanced Ferritic Steels
  Yukinori Yamamoto, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Oxy-combustion Environmental Characterization: Fire- and Steam-Side Corrosion
  Gordon R. Holcomb, ORD, NETL
• Qualification of New, Commercial ODS Alloys
  Sebastien Dryepondt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Poster Presentations

• Advanced Ceramic Materials and Packaging Technologies for Realizing Sensors Operable in Advanced Energy Generation Systems
  Yiping Liu, Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
• Investigation on Smart Parts with Embedded Piezoceramic Sensors via Additive Manufacturing
  Yirong Lin, University of Texas at El Paso
• Investigation on Pyroelectric Ceramic Temperature Sensors for Energy System Applications
  Yirong Lin, University of Texas at El Paso
• Development of Integrated Biomimetic Framework with Intelligent Monitoring, Cognition, and Decision Capabilities for Control of Advanced Energy Plants
  Debangus Bhattacharyya, West Virginia University
• Deformation Properties of High-Entropy Alloys
  Karin Dahmen, University of Illinois
• Multi-objective Optimal Sensor Deployment Under Uncertainly for Advanced Power Systems
  Urmila Diwekar, University of Illinois and Vishwamitra Research Institute
• Mixed-Oxide for Carbonaceous Fuel Conversion with Integrated CO₂ Capture via Chemical Looping Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU)
  Fanxing Li, North Carolina State University
• Direct Numerical Simulation of Heat and Mass Transfer of Spheres in a Fluidized Bed
  Zhi-Gang Feng, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Bond Coat Layers for Multilayer Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coatings
  Jeffrey Fergus, Auburn University
• Reduced Mode Sapphire Optical Fiber and Sensing Systems
  Daniel Homa, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• ATOMeS: Additive Topology Optimized Manufacturing with Embedded Sensing
  Joseph V. Mantese, United Technologies Research Center
• Smart Refractory Sensor Systems for Wireless Monitoring of Temperature, Health, and Degradation of Slagging Gasifiers
  Edward M. Sabolsky, West Virginia University
• Computational Design of Weldable, High-Cr Ferritic Steel
  David Snyder, QuesTek Innovations LLC
• Evolving Robust and Reconfigurable Controllers for Advanced Power Systems
  Kagan Tumer and Logan Yliniemi, Oregon State University
• Additive Manufacturing of Smart Parts with Embedded Sensors for In-Situ Monitoring in Advanced Energy System
  Hai Xiao, Clemson University
• Predicting Microstructure-Creep Resistance Correlation in High Temperature Alloys Over Multiple Time Scales
  Honsgsuk Lee, Purdue University
• Ultra-short Pulsed Laser Micromachining of Sapphire
  Daniel Blood, University of Florida
• An Information-Theoretic Framework for Health and Condition Monitoring of Power Plant Equipment
  Wanchat Theeranaew, Case Western Reserve University
• A Self-Organizing Agent-Based Sensor Network for Power Plant Condition Monitoring
  Hanich Agharazi, Case Western Reserve University