Coal-Water Fuel Utilization in Residential Furnaces, and Industrial and Utility Boilers

Miller, B. G., R. T. Wincek, and R. S. Wasco, "Evaluation of the Combustion Performance of a Coal-Water Slurry Fuel Prepared from a Venezuelan Clean Coal Filter Cake," Final Report Prepared for CWF Italia, August 5, 1999, 73 pages.

Miller, B. G., R. T. Wincek, J. L. Morrison, and A. W. Scaroni, "An Evaluation of Deeply-Cleaned Coals as Industrial Boiler Fuels," 24th International Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, 1013-1025, March 8-12, 1999.

Walsh, P. M., J. J. Xie, R. L. Poe, B. G. Miller, S. V. Pisupati, and A. W. Scaroni, "Erosion-Oxidation of Carbon Steel and Deposition of Particles in the Convection Section of an Industrial Boiler Firing Coal-Based Fuels, submitted to Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, March 1998.

Miller, B. G., A. W. Scaroni, S. A. Britton, D. A. Clark, J. L. Morrison, S. V. Pisupati, R. L. Poe, P. M. Walsh, R. T. Wincek, J. Xie, R. L. Patel, D. E. Thornock, and R. W. Borio, "Coal-Water Slurry Fuel Combustion Testing in an Oil-Fired Industrial Boiler Final Report," Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1997, DE-FC22-89PC88697, 800 pages.

Patel, R. L., D. E. Thornock, R. W. Borio, B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Firing Microfine Coal with a Low NOx, RSFC Burner in an Industrial Boiler Designed for Oil and Gas," Thirteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, University of Pittsburgh, September 3-7, 1996.

Walsh, P. M., J. Xie, R. L. Poe, B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Erosion of Fly Ash and Deposition of Ash on Carbon Steel in the Convective Section of an Industrial Boiler," Corrosion 93, Natl. Assoc. Corrosion Eng., Paper No. 227, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 7-12, 1993, and in revised form in Corrosion Engineering, 50 (1), 82-88, 1994.

Johnson, M. D., S. J. Selle, M. D. Mann, and B. G. Miller, "Stationary Packed-Bed Combustor," Thirteenth Internat. Conf. on Coal and Slurry Technology, 357-368, 1988.

Coal-Water Fuel Preparation

Pinkerton, A. P., M. S. Klima, J. L. Morrison, and B. G. Miller, 25th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, March 6-9, 2000.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, R. S. Wasco, and K. J. Witt, "Determining the Slurryability of a Venezuelan Coal Column Flotation Filter Cake: A Collaborative Program Between CWF Italia and The Pennsylvania State University, Final Report Prepared for CWF Italia, July 16, 1999, 147 pages.

Pinkerton, A., M. S. Klima, J. L. Morrison, and B. G. Miller, "Thickening of Ultrafine Coal-Water Slurries in a Solid-Bowl Centrifuge," 24th International Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, 139-148, March 8-12, 1999.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, and J. J. Battista, "Recovery of Ultra Fine Bituminous Coal from Screen-Bowl Centrifuge Effluent: A Possible Feedstock for Coal-Water Slurry Fuels?," 23rd International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, 707-717, March 9-13, 1998.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Determining Coal Slurryability: A UCIG/Penn State Initiative," Prepared for the Electric Power Research Institute's Upgraded Coal Interest Group, January 1998, WO3852-06, 250 pages.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Coal-Water Slurry Production: Its Evolution and Current Status in the United States," 14th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Province, People's Republic of China, September 23-27, 1997.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, A. W. Scaroni, and W. R. Carson, "A Comparative Overview of Coal-Water Slurry Fuels Produced from Waste Coal Fines for Utility-Scale Co-Firing Applications," 22nd International Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, 131-139, March 18-21, 1997.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Determining the Slurryability of the Homer City Coal Processing Plant Centrifuge Effluent Coal Fines," Final Report prepared for Homer City Coal Processing Plant, June 10, 1996, 200 pages.

Morrison, J. L., S. F. Miller, B. G. Miller, D. Clark, S. V. Pisupati, and A. W. Scaroni, "Formulation of Impounded Bituminous Coal Fines as Coal-Water Slurry Fuels and their Combustion Behavior, Final Report, PEDAFR-9203-4009, April 10, 1996, 118 pages.

Morrison, J. L., B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Preparing and Handling Coal-Water Slurry Fuels: Potential Problems and Solutions," 18th Internat. Technical Conf. on Coal Utilization & Fuels Systems, Coal and Slurry Technology Association, 361-368, 1993.

Cofiring Coal-Water Fuel with Pulverized Coal in Utility Boilers

Miller, B. G., S. Falcone Miller, J. L. Morrison, and A. W. Scaroni, "Cofiring Coal-Water Slurry Fuel with Pulverized Coal as a NOx Reduction Strategy," 14th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Province, People's Republic of China, September 23-27, 1997.

Falcone Miller, S., J. L. Morrison, and A. W. Scaroni, "The Effect of Cofiring Coal-Water Slurry Fuel Formulated from Waste Coal Fines with Pulverized Coal on NOx Emissions, 21st International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Coal & Slurry Technology Association, 499-510, March 18-21, 1996.

Falcone Miller, S., B. G. Miller, J. L. Morrison, A. W. Scaroni, "Utility-Scale Demonstration of the Formulation, Handling, and Combustion Behavior of Coal-Water Slurry Fuel Prepared from Coal Pond Fines," PEDA Grant Agreement #9303-4021, June 11, 1996, 183 pages.

Deposition/Mineral Matter Transformations

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "Effect of the Occurrence and Modes of Incorporation of Alkalis, Alkaline Earth Elements, and Sulfur on Ash Formation, Composition, and Size in Pilot-Scale Combustion of Pulverized Coal and Coal-Water Slurry Fuels," Energy and Fuels, 8, 1208-1216, 1994.

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "Effect of the Occurrence and Composition of Silicate and Aluminosilicate Compounds on Ash Formation in Pilot-Scale Combustion of Pulverized Coal and Coal-Water Slurry Fuels," Energy and Fuels, 8, 1197-1207, 1994.

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "The Effect of the Occurrence and Composition of Iron Compounds on Ash Formation, Composition, and Size in Pilot-Scale Combustion of Pulverized Coal and Coal-Water Slurry Fuels," Energy and Fuels, 7, 1030-1038, 1993.

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "The Effect of Mineral Matter Particle Size on Ash Particle Size Distribution During Pilot-Scale Combustion of Pulverized Coal and Coal-Water Slurry Fuels," Energy and Fuels, 7, 532-541, 1993.

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "The Effect of Fuel Particle and Droplet Size Distribution on Particle Size Distribution of Char and Ash During Pilot-Scale Combustion of Pulverized Coal and Coal-Water Slurry Fuels," Energy and Fuels, 7, 520-531, 1993.

Falcone Miller, S., and H. H. Schobert, "A Comparative Study of Ash Formation During the Combustion of Beulah Pulverized Coal and Beulah Coal-Water Slurry Fuel," in Inorganic Transformations and Ash Deposition During Combustion, Steve Benson, Ed., Engineering Foundation: New York, New York, 1991.

Falcone Miller, S. and H. H. Schobert, "A Comparative Study of Ash Formation During the Combustion of Beulah Pulverized Coal and Beulah Coal-Water Slurry Fuel," in Inorganic Transformations and Ash Deposition During Combustion, S. Benson, Ed., Engineering Foundation: New York, New York, pp. 249-270, 1991.

Miller, S. Falcone, and D.P. Kalmanovitch, "Relation of Slag Viscosity and Surface Tension to Sintering Potential," Preprints, Amer. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem., 33(2), pp. 42-49, 1988.

Zobeck, B. J., B. G. Miller, M. L. Jones, and D. Kehoe, "Combustion Testing of Ion-Exchanged Decker Subbituminous Coal," Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, Atlanta, Georgia, October 13-15, 1987.

Young, B. C., B. G. Miller, D. P. McCollor, K. D. Schnabel, D. R. Kleesattel, and M. L. Jones, "Fundamental Combustion and Ash Fouling, Final Report," Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Grand Forks Project Office, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1986, DOE/FE/60181-2126.

Hurley, J. P., B. G. Miller, M. L. Jones, R. B. Finkelman, and J. D. Yeakel, "Correlation of Coal Characteristics and Fouling Tendencies of Various Coals From the Gascoyne Mine," Thirteenth Biennial Lignite Symposium, Bismarck, North Dakota, May 21-23, 1985.

Falcone, S .K., and H H. Schobert, "Mineral Transformations During Ashing of Selected Low-Rank Coals," in Mineral Matter and Ash in Coal, K. Vorres, Ed., ACS Symposium Series 301, American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 1985.

Falcone, S. K, J. P. Hurley, and H. H. Schobert, "The Effect of Ion-Exchangeable Cations on Coal Ash Mineralogy," UNDERC, Reprints, Amer. Instit. of Chem. Eng. Div. of Fuel and Petrochemicals, Department of Energy, DE-85002308 DOE/FE/60181, Conference No. 107CONF-850357-1, 14 pp., 1985.

Falcone, S. K. and H. H. Schobert, "Mineral Transformations During Ashing of Selected Low-Rank Coals," in Mineral Matter and Ash in Coal, K. Vorres, Ed., ACS Symposium Series 301, American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., pp. 114-127, 1985.

Jones, M. L. and B. G. Miller, "Effect of Coal Particle Size on Fouling Potential of a High Sodium North Dakota Lignite Coal," Internat. Conf. on Deposits and Corrosion in Industrial and Utility Combustion Systems, Essen, West Germany, February 29-March 1, 1984.

Benson, S. A., J. P. Hurley, S. K. Falcone, and H. H. Schobert, "Inorganics in Low-Rank Coal -- Direct Coal Analysis or Ash Analysis?," North Dakota Geological Society Publication 84-1, pp. 2-11 and Errata p. 8, 1984.

Falcone, S. K., H. H. Schobert, and S. Braun, "Mineral Transformations During Ashing and Slagging of Selected Low-Rank Coals," Preprints, Amer. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem., 29(4), pp. 76-83, 1984.

Benson, S. A., S. K. Falcone, and F. R. Karner, "Elemental Distribution and Association of Inorganic and Organic Components in a North Dakota Lignite Sequence," Preprints, Amer. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem., 29(4), pp. 36-47, 1984.

Coal Blending in Stokers

Pisupati, S.V., B.G. Miller, and A.W. Scaroni, "Effect of Blending Anthracite Products With Bituminous Coals on Combustion Characteristics in a Bench-Scale Stoker Simulator," Fuel Processing & Technology, Vol 32, pp. 159-179, 1992.

Pisupati, S. V., B. G. Miller, J. P. Myers, and A. W. Scaroni, "Combustion Performance of Blends of Low-Grade Anthracite and Bituminous Coal in a Bench-Scale Stoker Simulator," Eight Annual Internat. Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 958-963, 1991.

Fluidized-Bed Combustion

Mann, M. D., D. R. Hajicek, B. J. Zobeck, and B. G. Miller, "FBC: An Environmentally and Economically Acceptable Alternative for Burning Low-Rank Coal," Thirteenth Biennial Lignite Symposium, Bismarck, North Dakota, May 21-23, 1985.

Miller, B. G., A. W. Scaroni, and P. L. Rozelle, "Quaker State Corporation Report," Prepared for Quaker State Corporation, Oil City, Pennsylvania, December 1988.

Miller, B. G. and A. W. Scaroni, "American Hydro Power Company Report: Review of Analysis Reports", Prepared for American Hydro Power Company, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, May 1989.

Hajicek, D. R., B. J. Zobeck, M. D. Mann, B. G. Miller, R. C. Ellman, S. A. Benson, G. M. Goblirsch, J. L. Cooper, J. L. Guillory, and A. G. Eklund,  "Performance of Low-Rank Coal in Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology Transfer Report," Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Grand Forks Project Office, Grand Forks, North Dakota, July 1985, DOE/FE/60181-1869.