Coal Quality, Chemistry, Combustion, Slag, Ash Deposits, and other PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
by Rod Hatt


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First Annual Coal Combustion Inc. Slagging Conference, Basic Slag Formation, Versailles, KY April 17-18, 2007

 

7th Annual Coaltrans Americas, Boiler Efficiency: Sulfur Equals Slag and the Trends in Coal Burning, Miami, Florida, January 31-February 1, 2007

 

Western Fuels Conference, The Effects of Coal Chemistry on Boiler Slagging and Fouling, Chicago, Illinois, August 7-9, 2006

 

Clyde-Bergemann 2006 Boiler Cleaning Symposium, Cause of Fuel Related Inefficiencies, Atlanta, Georgia, June 6-7 2006

 

Coal: Managing Risk in an Uncertain Environment Conference, Coal Quality-the Fuzziest Numbers of All, Philadelphia, PA, June 1-2, 2006

 

Clyde Bergman's 2005 Boiler Cleaning Symposium, Coal Quality, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-24, 2005

 

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, Coal Degradation Causes and Cures, Chicago, IL April 5-7, 2005

 

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, Coal Quality as the Boiler Sees It, Baltimore, MD, March 30-April 1, 2004

 

Power-Gen 2003 Coal-Fired Combustion Discussion Group, Las Vegas, NV, December 8, 2003

 

Chemistry and Coal Combustion University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry, Fall Seminar Series, Lexington, KY, October 31, 2003

 

PRB Coal Quality Issues (or why I'm opening an espresso coffee shop), SGS Minerals 10th PRB Coal Conf., Gillette,  WY, September 17, 2003

 

The Value of Coal Quality, National Weighting and Sampling Association, Columbus, OH, August 18, 2003

 

Coal-Gen 2003 Coal-Fired Combustion Discussion Group, Columbus, OH, August 5, 2003

 

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

 

Coal-Gen 2002, Coal Quality and Combustion Class, St. Louis, MO, July 31, 2002

 

CoalTrans - Clean Coal Technologies can they PAY - Industrial Panelist member , London, England, February 2002

 

Influence of Coal Quality and Boiler Operating Conditions on Slagging of Utility Boilers, Power Production in the 21st Century: Impacts of Fuel Quality and Operations, Snowbird, UT, Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2001  www.engconfintl.org/pastconf/1bgfin.html

 

Impact of Coal Quality on Power Plant Performance” Pre-Conference Workshop, COALGEN 2001, Chicago, IL, July 25-27, 2001

 

“NOx”  North Carolina Coal Institute Conference on Environmental Issues , Mid Pines, NC October 26-27, 2000

        www.nccoal.org

 

Coal Contracting: Trends in Coal SpecificationsCoal Marketing Strategies 2000, Scottsdale, AZ, October 23-26, 2000

        www.americancoalcouncil.org

 

New Fuel Tests for the Power Industry”, American Power Conference, Chicago, IL, April 10-12, 2000

 

Washed Coal from a Utilization PerspectiveCoal Prep India 2000, New Delhi, India, March 9-11, 2000

        www.coalprepshow.com

 

"A Little Bit of Trouble" World Coal, XXX, XXX

 

Step into my Laboratory", Ms. Bituminous”, Energy in the News, NYMEX Publication Spring 99.

        www.nymex.com

 

Coal Properties, Sampling & Ash Characteristics” PRB Coal Use Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, Aug. 3-4,1999, St Louis, MO

         www.americancoalcouncil.org

 

“PRB Coal Quality Considerations: Impacts on Power Plant Operation and Cost”, PRB Coal Use Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, March 23-24, 1999, Dallas, TX.

 

Coping with Changes in Coal Quality” The Eleventh Utility Coal Conference, February 23-25, 1998, St. Louis, MO.

 

Sticky When Wet” a paper about moisture in coal published in World Coal, August 1997

 

“Significance of Testing Low Rank Coals”, Engineering Foundation Conference - Economic and Environmental Aspects of Coal Utilization, Santa Barbara Calf., Feb. 1997

 

Utilizing Microscopic Techniques for Characterizing and Solving Ash Deposit Problems”, POWERGEN ‘96 International, Orlando, FL, Dec. 3-6, 1996.

 

“Ash Deposit Workshop” 12th International Coal Testing Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 8-11, 1996.

 

Correlating the Slagging of a Utility Boiler with Coal Characteristics”, Eng. Found. Conf. on Application of Advanced Technology to Ash-Related Problems in Boilers, Waterville Valley, NH, July 16-21, 1995.

 

“Changing Fuel Specifications for Improved Fuel Cost and Flexibility”, EPRI Conference on The Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, 4th International Conference, Charleston, SC August 17-19,1994.

 

“Coal Blending and Test Burns”, The Seventh Utility Coal Conference, February 28-March 3, 1994, St. Louis, MO.

 

"Retrofitting Coal Handling Systems for Improved Performance" EPRI, Coal Handling Systems: The State of the Future III, Pensacola, Fl, Feb. 3-5, 1993.

 

"Coal Quality Impact Models - A Suppliers View" CQIM Users Group Meeting, San Francisco, Ca, March, 1992.

 

"Laboratory Methods for Predicting Coal Performance" Utility Coal Conference, St. Louis. MO, Feb., 1992

 

"Evaluation and Testing of a Low Volatile Bituminous Coal at New England Power" American Power Conference, Chicago IL, April 29 - May 1 1991, pp.855 - 866.

 

"Pocahontas #3 Seam - The Bifusional Coal" Engineering Foundation Conference, Palm Coast, Fl, March 1991.

 

"Utility Experience Handling Fine Washed Coal" EPRI Coal Handling Systems: State of the Future II, Pensacola, Fl, Feb. 1991.

 

"Low Fusion, Low Volatile Coals for Utility Use" Low Sulfur Coal Conference, The Forest, Norfolk Southern Co. Jan. 1991.

 

"Utilization of Low Volatile Coal in Steam Plants" POWER - GEN '90, Orlando, Fl, December 4-6, 1990, Vol. 6, pp. 939 - 945.

 

"Coal Mining and Preparation Practices - Impacts on Plant Performance" EPRI Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 1990.

 

"Fireside Deposits in Coal-Fired Utility Boilers" Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 1990, Vol. 16, pp. 235 - 241.

 

"Improving Coal Quality Solves Problems for Power Plants".  Joint Power Generation Conference, Dallas TX, Oct. 1989.

 

"Classification and Sampling of Deposits from Coal‑Fired Boilers."  Journal of Coal Quality April‑June 1989, Vol 8, No 2.

 

"A Classification of Coal‑Fired Boiler Deposits."  Preprints 179th Amer. Chem. Soc. Nat. Meeting, Dallas TX, APR 9-14, 1989.

 

"Fuel Quality for Fluidized Bed Combustors." Journal of Coal Quality, Oct‑Dec 1988, Vol 7, No. 4, pp 114‑116.

 

"Improving Coal Quality:  An Impact on Plant Performance."  1988 Joint Power Generation Conference, Coal Quality Control, Fact V.2

 

"Morphological and Chemical Relationships of Deposits Formed in a Full Scale Steam Generator." Engineering Foundation Conference on Ash deposits from Coal, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb 1988.

 

"The Role of Calcium in Fouling of Western Coals."  EPRI Coal Quality Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct 1987.

 

"Prediction and Evaluation of Coal Performance Based on Laboratory Analysis." 5th International Coal Testing Conference, Lexington, KY, Feb 1986.


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