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

Miller, B. G., J. L. Morrison, S. V. Pisupati, R. L. Poe, R. Sharifi, J. F. Shepard, P, M., Walsh, J. Xie, A. W. Scaroni, R. Hogg, S. Chander, H. Cho, M. T. Ityokumbul, M. S. Klima, P. T. Luckie, A. Rose, S. Addy, T. J. Considine, R. L. Gordon, J. Lazo, K. McClain, A. M. Schaal, P. C. Painter, B. Veytsman, D. Morrison, D. Englehardt, and T. M. Sommer, "The Development of Coal-Based Technologies for Department of Defense Facilities, Phase I Final Report," Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 31, 1997, DE-FC22-92PC92162, 590 pages.

Miller, B. G., "Coal-Water Slurry Fuel Utilization in Utility and Industrial Boilers," Chemical Engineering Progress, 85 (3), 29, 1989.

Miller, B. G., "CWF Poised to Directly Replace Oil With Coal," Power, International Edition, Third Quarter, September 1989.

Miller, B. G., and A. W. Scaroni, "Penn State's Superclean Coal-Water Slurry Demonstration Program," 17th Internat. Conf. on Coal Utilization & Slurry Technologies, Coal and Slurry Technology Assoc., Washington, DC, 341-351, 1992.

Micronized and Pulverized Coal Combustion including Boiler Retrofits

Miller, B. G., S. Falcone Miller, S. V. Pisupati, C. Song, R. S .Wasco, R. T. Wincek, A. W. Scaroni, R. Hogg, S. Chander, M. T. Ityokumbul, M. S. Klima, P. T. Luckie, A. Rose, R. L. Gordon, J. Lazo, and A. M. Schaal,, “The Development of Coal-Based Technologies for Department of Defense Facilities Phase III Final Report, Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 30, 2004, DE-FC22-92PC92162, 665 pages.

Borio, R., R. L. Patel, D. E. Thornock, B. G. Miller, A. W. Scaroni, and J. G. McGowan, “Task 5 - Final Report -- One Thousand Hour Demonstration Test ing the Penn State Boiler,” Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1998, DE-AC22-91PC91160, 360 pages.

Patel, R. L., D. E. Thornock, R. W. Borio, B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "Firing Microfine Coal in the RSFC Burner for 1000 Hours in a Gas/Oil Designed Industrial Boiler," First Joint Power and Fuel Systems Contractors Conf., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DE-AC22-91PC91160, July 9-11, 1996.

Sharifi, R. and Scaroni, A. W., "Combustion Aerodynamics of a Pulverized Coal, Low NOx Swirl Burner: Influence of Flow Types on NOx Emissions", Combustion in Industry - Status and Needs into the 21st Century, 1996 International Symposium, Amer. Flame Research Committee, Baltimore, Maryland, September 30 - October 2, 1996.

Sharifi, R. and Scaroni, A. W., "The Combustion Aerodynamics of a Pulverized Coal Low NOx Swirl Burner in an Industrial Boiler", International Joint Power Generation Conference, ASME, Houston, Texas, 59-66, October 14-16, 1996.

Pisupati, S. V., Sharifi, R., Liu, Y. and Scaroni, A. W., "Measurements of Temperature, Particle Size Distribution and Particle Speed in an Industrial Boiler", Thirteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1,297-1,302, September 3-7, 1996.

Sharifi, R., Pisupati, S. V. and Scaroni, A. W., "The Changing Particle Size Distribution in Micronized Coal and Micronized Coal Water Mixture Flames: Its Influence on Heat Transfer", Thirteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1,303-1,308, September 3-7, 1996.

Miller, B. G., and A. W. Scaroni, "Development and Testing of Industrial-Scale, Coal-Fired Combustion Systems: Phase III, Task 5 (Conduct Site Demonstration) Final Report," Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1996, DE-AC22-91PC91160, 299 pages.

Patel, R., R. W. Borio, A. W. Scaroni, B. G. Miller, and J. G. McGowan, "Development and Testing of a High Efficiency Advanced Coal Combustor Phase III Industrial Boiler Retrofit, Proof of Concept Testing Summary (Task 3.0 Final Topical Report)," Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1995, DE-AC22-91PC91160, 167 pages.

Miller, B. G., D. A. Bartley, R. L. Poe, and A. W. Scaroni, "A Comparison Between Firing Coal-Water Slurry Fuel and Micronized Coal in an Oil-Designed Industrial Watertube Boiler," 20th Internat. Conf. on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Coal and Slurry Technology Assoc., Washington, DC, 267-278, 1995.

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.

Morrison, D. K., R. L. Frato, T. A. Melick, T. M. Sommer, B. G. Miller, and A. W. Scaroni, "System Designs to Convert a Package Boiler to Fire Coal-Based Fuels," 19th Internat. Technical Conf. on Coal Utilization & Fuels Systems, Coal and Slurry Technology Association, Washington, DC, 51-62, 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.