Available upon request
2015
• Lightbourn, E., F. Fowler, and P. Lu. CO2 Reduction through Concentrated Ignition Technology. 17th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Rosemont, IL. April 21-23, 2015
2014
• Ge, Y., Z. Ma, P. Reynolds, and W. Sramek. Reducing NOx and Improving Performance through Operational Optimization for a Wall-Fired PRB Boiler. 16th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, LA. April 1-3, 2014.
• Lu, P., and T. Niu. Application of Plasma Ignition and Combustion Stabilizing (PICS) Technology In Coal-fired Power Plant. 16th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, LA. April 1-3, 2014.
• Ge, Y., Z. Ma, K. Critchlow, and S. Nickol. Coal-fired Boiler Operations Cost Reduction through Combustion Optimization. 16th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, LA. April 1-3, 2014.
• Fowler, F., and S. Nickol. Coal-fired Boiler Operations Cost Reduction through Combustion Optimization. Power-Gen International Conference. Orlando FL. December 9-11, 2014.
2013
• Lu, P., Z. Ma, and F. Fowler. Slagging and Fouling Evaluation of PC-Fired Boilers Using AshProSM. Asian SBC Conference. George Town, Penang, Malaysia. September 30-October 3, 2013.
• Lu, P. F. Fowler, Z. Ma, and T. Niu. Application of Plasma Ignition and Combustion Stabilizing (PICS) Technology in Coal-fired Power Plants. Asian SBC Conference. George Town, Penang, Malaysia. September 30-October 3, 2013.
• Ge, Y., Z, Ma, K, Klinkerman, K, Draper, and R, Barnett. Improving Heat Rate and Reducing Emissions through Combustion and Control Optimization for a PRB-Fired Boiler. Power-Gen International Conference. Orlando, FL. November 12-14, 2013.
• Wang, H. CFD Modeling of MPS Mill and Application in Pulverized Coal Firing. AEP BRO. Columbus, OH. July 29 – August 1, 2013.
• Greene, G. Low NOx Combustion System Design for Powder River Basin Coals. 15th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Rosemont, IL. May 14-16, 2013.
• Fowler, F., H. Wang, and E. Lightbourn. Optimizing Operations for MATS Compliance and Improved Unit Economics. 15th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Rosemont, IL. May 14-16, 2013.
2012
• Fowler, F., Z. Ma, Y. Ge, E. Lightbourn, & P. Lu. Adapting Technical Innovation from China to Improve Performance, Emissions and Dispatch of Existing U.S. Coal-Fired Boilers. Power-Gen International Conference. Orlando, FL. December 11-13, 2012.
• Ma, Z. CFD Modeling of MPS Coal Mill for Improved Performance and Safety. AEP BRO. Columbus, OH. August 7-8, 2012.
• Hoover, B., H. Wang, F. Iman, Z. Ma and F. Fowler. Reduction of Fly-ash LOI Through Combustion Improvement in a Cyclone-Fired Boiler. 14th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Baltimore, MD. May 15-17, 2012.
• Niu, T., Z. Ma. Application of Plasma Ignition and Combustion Stabilizing (PICS) Technology In Coal-fired Power Plants. 14th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Baltimore, MD. May 15-17, 2012.
2011
• Lu, P., Y. Ge, F. Fowler. Biomass Co-firing: Technical Issues and Solutions. Coal Gen. Columbus, Ohio. August 17-19, 2011.
• Fowler, F., T. Liu. Advances in Combustion Ignition and Stabilization Using Plasma Ignition to Improve Turndown and Minimum Stable Load Operation. Coal Gen. Columbus, Ohio. August 17-19, 2011.
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, and P. Lu. Slagging and Fouling Evaluation of PC-Fired Boilers Using AshProSM. 7th International Symposium on Coal Combustion (7thISCC). Harbin, China. July 17 – 20, 2011.
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, and P. Lu. Fouling Evaluation of A PC-fired Boiler using SmartBurn® AshProSM. 13th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Rosemont, IL. May 10-12, 2011.
• Ma, Z. Advancing CFD Modeling for Application in Improving Coal-fired Boiler Performance. Electric Power Conference. Rosemont, IL, May 9, 2011.
• Lu, P., F. Fowler, and Z. Ma. New Technologies for Improving Turndown and Minimum Stable Load Operation of Coal-Fired Boilers. Electric Power Conference. Rosemont, IL. May 10-12, 2011.
• Iman, F., Z. Chen, Y. Ge, J. Rocco, and Z. Ma. Sustained Low-NOx Operation of Cyclone-Fired Boilers. 13th Annual Electric Power Conference & Exhibition. Rosemont, IL. May 10-12, 2011.
2010
• Lu, P., F. Fowler, Z. Ma, S. Shun, T. Niu. Improving Turndown and Stable Minimum Load Operation of Coal-fired Boilers: How Low Can You Go? Power-Gen International. December 14-16, 2010. Orlando, Florida.
• Bhambare K., Ma, Z., and Lu, P. 2010 “CFD Modeling of MPS Coal Mill with Moisture Evaporation.” Fuel Processing Technology Journal, in press.
• Ge, Y. and Lu, P. 2010. Modeling Analysis of Biomass Syngas Reburning in a Coal-fired Cyclone Boiler. Presented at The 13th Annual Energy and Environment Conference (EUEC). Phoenix, Arizona. February 1, 2010.
2009
• Ge, Y. and Lu, P. 2009. Direct and Indirect Co-Firing of Biomass with Coal. Presented at The 12th Annual Energy and Environment Conference (EUEC). Phoenix, Arizona. February 2, 2009.
• Bhambare, K., Z. Ma, and P. Lu. 2009. CFD modeling of MPS coal mill for improved performance and safety. Presented at Coal-Gen 2009, August 19 ~ 21, 2009. Charlotte, North Carolina. [Proceedings]
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, P. Lu, and F. Mara. 2009. Fouling evaluation of A PC-fired boiler using SmartBurn® AshProSM – A comprehensive CFD ash prediction tool. Presented at the Clearwater Coal Conference, May 31 ~ June 5, 2009. Clearwater, Florida. [Proceedings]
• Lu, P. and Z. Ma. 2009. Advancing technologies for continuously lowering NOx emission utilizing combustion improvement alone. Presented at the 11th Electric Power Conference and Exhibition, May 12~14, 2009. Rosemont, Illinois.
• Wang, H., Z. Ma, P. Lu, and W. Ku. 2009. CFD Modeling on mercury speciation capture in coal-fired flue gas. Presented at the 11th Electric Power Conference and Exhibition, May 12~14, 2009. Rosemont, Illinois.
• Wang, H., Z. Ma, P. Lu, Y. Cao, and W. Pan. 2009. CFD Modeling on enhanced mercury capture by HBr injection in coal-fired flue gas. Presented at the 12th Annual Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC). February 1~4, 2009. Phoenix, Arizona.
• H.Y. Wang, Z. Ma, P. Lu, Y. Cao, and W.P Pan. 2009. Numerical and experimental investigation of HBr injection for enhanced mercury capture in coal-fired units. 9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP), June 7-12, 2009, Guiyang China.
• Chen, Z.B. P.S. Lu, and J. Wamsley. 2009. Root-Cause Analysis and Emission Reduction for Power Plants through Historical Data Analysis. Electric Power Conference, May 12-14, 2009, Rosemont, Illinois. [Proceedings]
2008
• Lu P. 2008. “Coal Combustion Optimization Technology and its Application in Power Plants.” The International Seminar of UNDP-Aided Project “Energy Conservation and Environment Protection in Power Generation”. October 20-23, 2008. Beijing, China. (Invited Lecture)
• Lu P. 2008. “Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Application in Combustion Improvement.” Peer Review Meeting, Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. April 30, 2008. Sheboygan, WI. (Invited Lecture)
• Cheng, Z., Z. Ma, and P. Lu. 2008. Modeling on mercury speciation and removal: a case study for a cyclone unit. Presented at the 11th Annual Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC). January 28~30, 2008. Tucson, Arizona.
• Ge, Yang and Pisi Lu. 2008. CFD modeling study on biomass co-firing with PRB coal in a 720 MW T-fired utility boiler. The 11th Annual Energy and Environment Conference. January 28-30, 2008. Tucson, Arizona.
• Ma, Z., Iman, F., Lu, P. Fouling Evaluation of A PC-fired Boiler using SmartBurn® AshProSM – A Comprehensive CFD Ash Prediction Tool. International ANSYS Conference, 2008. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Iman, F., Y. Wang, K. McFarland, J. Strain, and Z. Ma. Conceptual design and demonstration of chemical injection for Edgewater generating station Unit 4. Clearwater Coal Conference, June 1~5, 2008. Clearwater, Florida.
• Iman, F., McFarland, K., Wang, Y., Ma, Z, Bekker, L. System Design and Demonstration of Chemical Injection for Edgewater Station Unit 4. Power-Gen International Conference, December 2008, Orlando, Florida.
• Iman, F., Wang, Y., McFarland, K., Ma, Z. Conceptual design and demonstration of chemical injection for Edgewater Generating Station Unit 4. Clearwater Coal Conference, June 2008, Clearwater, Florida.
2007
• Ge, Y., P.Lu., J. Allen, and D. Maas. 2007. Computational fluid dynamic modeling and over-fire air design for a 720 MW T-fired utility boiler. Power-Gen International 2007. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 11-13, 2007. [Proceedings]
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, P. Lu, R. Sears, L. Kong, A.S. Rokanuzzaman, D.P. McCollor, S.A. Benson. 2007. A comprehensive slagging and fouling prediction tool for Coal-fired boilers and its validation/application. Fuel Processing Technology Journal, December 2007, 88, pp. 1035-1043.
• Iman, F., Z. Ma, P. Lu, and R. Sears. 2007. T-fired boiler slagging evaluation to optimize furnace wall cleaning strategies. Coal-Gen 2007. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 1-3, 2007. [Proceedings]
• Lu, P., Z. Ma, and C. Ohl. 2007. Leverage CFD modeling in SmartBurn® coal combustion improvement. Clearwater Coal Conference. Clearwater, Florida. June 10-15, 2007. [Proceedings]
• Lu, P. and Z. Ma. 2007. CFD application in SmartBurn® combustion improvement. Presented at the 9th Annual Electric Power Conference. May 1-3, 2007. Rosemont, Illinois.
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, P. Lu, R. Sears, L. Kong, A.S. Rokanuzzaman, D.P. McCollor, S.A. Benson. 2007. A comprehensive slagging and fouling prediction tool for Coal-fired boilers and its validation/Application. Fuel Processing Technology Journal, December 2007, 88, pp. 1035-1043.
• Lu, P. and Z. Ma. 2007. CFD application in SmartBurn® combustion improvement. Presented at the 9th Annual Electric Power Conference. May 1-3, 2007. Rosemont, Illinois.
2006
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, P. Lu, and R. Sears. 2006. A comprehensive slagging and fouling prediction tool for Coal-fired boilers and its validation/application. Presented at the Impacts of Fuel Quality on Power Production Conference. October 29 ~ November 3, 2006. Snowbird, Utah. [Proceedings]
• Ma, Z., F. Iman, P. Lu, and R. Sears. 2006. A comprehensive CFD ash prediction tool for PC-fired boilers. Presented at the 2006 CFD Summit. May 22-24, 2006. Monterey, California.
2005
• Vásquez, E.R., Z. Ma, P. Lu, and F. Iman. 2005. Modeling ash fouling and slagging in boilers with AshProSM, computational techniques for ash behavior. Presented at the 30th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems. April 17-21, 2005. Clearwater, Florida.
• Vásquez, E.R., Z. Ma, F. Iman, and H. Gadalla. 2005. SmartBurn® technology reduces NOx emissions to 0.2 lb/MMBtu levels at coal-fired Edgewater Unit 4 cyclone boiler. Presented at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference. April 5-7, 2005. Chicago, Illinois.
• Vásquez, E.R., Z. Ma, P. Lu, F. Iman, and S. Benson. 2005. Slagging and fouling predictions in cyclone and tangentially coal-fired boilers. Presented at the ASME Conference. April 5-7, 2005. Chicago, Illinois.
2004
• Vásquez, E.R., Z. Ma, Benson S.A., McCollor D.P., Yan L., Kong L., Rokanuzzaman A.S.M., and R. Jensen. 2004. Advanced prediction tools for ash formation and deposition in coal-fired boilers. Presented at the 29th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems. April 18-22, 2004. Clearwater, Florida.
• Vásquez, E.R., Z. Ma, S.A. Benson, D.P. McCollor, R. Jensen., L. Yan, A.S.M. Rokanuzzamanand, and L. Kong. 2004. Modeling fireside slag formation and deposition in tangentially-coal-fired boilers. Preprint Pap.—Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2004, 49 (1), pp.155-156.
• Vásquez, E.R., R. Avancha, K. McQuistan, P. Lu, H. Gadalla, R. Sears, and F. Iman. SmartBurn® Technology A Cost-Effective Alternative for NOx Compliance in Coal Wall-Fired Boilers. Electric Power Conference. March 30-April 1, 2004. Baltimore, Maryland.
• Vásquez, E.R. SmartBurn® Experience and Capabilities. Clean Coal Generation. September 8-9, 2004. Denver, Colorado.
2003
• Vásquez, E.R., F. Mara, D. Maas, Z. Ma, K. McQuistan, H. Gadalla, and F. Iman. Application of SmartBurn® technology for NOx control in tangentially coal-fired boilers. Power-Gen International. December 9 -11, 2003. Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Vásquez, E, H. Gadalla, H, K. McQuistan, R. Sears, and F. Iman. NOx Control in Coal-Fired Cyclone Boilers by using SmartBurn®. The U.S. EPA/DOE/EPRI Combined Power Plant Air Pollutant Control Symposium: The Mega Symposium. May 19-22, 2003. Washington D.C.
• Vásquez, E.R. CFD Modeling utilization for Combustion Modifications. Electric Power. March 4, 2003. Houston, Texas.
• Vásquez, E.R., Sears R. Combustion Control Techniques achieve 0.15 lbs/MMBtu NOx levels without SCR. Power Engineering, Vol. 107, No 1, 39-42, January 2003.