Journal Publications

E.G. Eddings, S. Yan, W. Ciro and A.F. Sarofim, "Formulation of a Surrogate for the Simulation of Jet Fuel Pool Fires," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in review.

A. Molina, E.G. Eddings and A.F. Sarofim, "Reduction of Nitric Oxide on the Char Surface at Pulverized Coal Combustion Conditions," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in review.

A. Vikhansky, E. Bar-Ziv, B. Chudnovsky, A. Talanker, E. Eddings, M. Bockelie, and A. Sarofim, "Measurements and Numerical Simulations for Optimization of the Combustion Process in a Utility Boiler," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in review.

E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, C.M. Lee, K.A. Davis and J.R. Valentine, "Trends in Predicting and Controlling Emissions from Coal-Fired Boilers," Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 71, pp.39-51, 2001.

E.G Eddings, W. Ciro and A.F. Sarofim, "Transient Heat Transfer in Exploding and Detonating Systems," Chemical Physics Reports, Vol.20, No.6, p.108-116, 2001.

A.F. Sarofim and E.G. Eddings, "Mineral Matter Transformation During Pulverized Coal Combustion," Vol. 9, pp. 313-327, Developments in Chemical Engineering & Mineral Processing, 2001.

C. Lee, K.A. Davis, M.P. Heap, E.G. Eddings and A.F. Sarofim, "Modeling the Vaporization of Ash Constituents in a Coal-Fired Boiler," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 28, pp. 2375-2382, 2000.

A. Molina, A.F. Sarofim, E.G. Eddings and D.W. Pershing, "A General Review of NO-Char Behavior," Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 26, pages 507-531, 2000.

W.B. Burton, J.S. Lighty, D.A. Inkley, E.G. Eddings, D.W. Overacker, K.A. Davis, C. Lee, A.F. Sarofim, "Emissions from Biomass Combustion in a Fluidized Bed Combustor and Gas Cleanup System," Proceedings of the ASME 15th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion, Savannah, GA, May 16-19,1999.

E.G. Eddings, J.S. Lighty and J. Kozinski, "Determination of Metal Behavior during the Incineration of a Contaminated Montmorillonite Clay" Environmental Science & Technology, 28, pp. 1791-1800, 1994.

E.G. Eddings, P.J. Smith, M.P. Heap, D.W. Pershing, and A.F. Sarofim, "The Use of Models to Predict the Effect of Fuel Switching on NOx Emissions", in Coal Blending and Switching of Western Low-Sulfur Coals, R.W. Bryers and N.S. Harding (Eds.), ASME, New York, pp. 169-184 (1994).

P.J. Smith, E.G. Eddings, B.R. Adams and M.P. Heap, "Application of Combustion Computations to Industrial Problems", in Coal Blending and Switching of Western Low-Sulfur Coals, R.W. Bryers and N.S. Harding (Eds.), ASME, New York, pp. 441-452 (1994).

E.G. Eddings and H.Y. Sohn, "Simplified Treatment of the Rates of Gas-Solid Reactions Involving Multicomponent Diffusion," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 32, pp. 42-48 (1993).

E.G. Eddings and J.S. Lighty, "Fundamental Studies of Metal Behavior During Solids Incineration," Combustion Science & Technology, 85, 1-6, p.375 (1992).

E.G. Eddings and J.S. Lighty, "Evolution of Metal Contaminants from Incinerated Solids," Proceedings of the ASME Joint Power Generation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 18-22, 1992.

J.S. Lighty, E.G. Eddings, E.R. Lindgren, Deng Xiao-Xue, D.W. Pershing, R.M. Winter, and W.H. McClennen, "Rate Limiting Processes in the Rotary-Kiln Incineration of Contaminated Solids," Combustion Science & Technology, 74, pp. 31-46 (1990).

Conference Proceedings

B. Chudnovsky, A. Talanker, L. Levin, A. Vikhansky, E. Bar-Ziv, E. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, "Prediction of Furnace and Boiler Performance: Coal Quality Factor," 27th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, March 4-7, Clearwater, Florida, 2002.

A. Violi, S. Yan, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, S. Granata, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi, "Experimental Formulation and Kinetic Model for JP-8 Surrogate Mixtures," presented at the Second Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Jan. 6-11, 2002.

K. Kuehlert, J. Ma, S. Nester, J. Rabovitzer, S. Wohadlo, M. Denison, E. Eddings, M. Bockelie, "Development and Validation of a Fluent-Based CFD Model for Combined Wood Waste, Sludge and Natural Gas Combustion in a Stoker Boiler," 2001 TAPPI Engineering/Finishing & Converting Conference (Pulp & Paper Industry), San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 16-20, 2001.

B. Sun, A.F. Sarofim, E.G. Eddings, and and D.J. Paustenbach, "Reducing PCDD/PCDF Formation and Emission from a Hazardous Waste Combustion Facility - Technological Identification, Implementation, and Achievement," DIOXIN 2001, 21st International Symposium on Halgonated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPS, Kyongju, Korea, Sept. 9-14, 2001.

A.Violi, X. Chen, G. Lindstrom, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, "The Validation Website: A Combustion Collaboratory Over the Internet," proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2001), San Francisco, CA, May 28-30, 2001.

B. Chudnovsky , A. Talanker, A. Mugenstein, G. Shpon, A. Vikhansky, T. Elperin, E. Bar-Ziv, M. Bockelie, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, "Reduction of NOx and Particulate Emissions from Coal-Fired Boilers by Modification of Coal Nozzles and Combustion Tuning," proceedings of PowerGen Europe 2001, Brussels, Belgium, May 29-31, 2001.

A. Molina, E.G. Eddings, D.W. Pershing and A.F. Sarofim, "Production of Nitrogen Oxide During Char Oxidation at Pulverized Coal Combustion Conditions," Paper 210, presented at the Second Joint Meeting of the United States Sections of the Combustion Institute, Oakland, CA, March 25-28, 2001.

E.G. Eddings, W. Ciro, A.F. Sarofim and M. Beckstead, "Fast Cook-off Tests of an HMX-based Propellant in Pool Fires," proceedings of the 2000 Joint Army/Navy/NASA/Air Force (JANNAF) CS/APS/PSHS Joint Meeting, Monterrey, CA, Nov. 13-17, 2000.

J.S. Lighty, D.W. Pershing, Z.M. Djurisic, E.G. Eddings, M. Denison, M.J. Bockelie and M.P. Heap, "Achieving Ultra-Low NOx Emissions in Coal-Fired Utility Boilers," Proceedings of the Third Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference, pages 07-017 to 07-022, Beijing, China, September 25-28, 2000.

K.A. Davis, J.R. Valentine, E.G. Eddings and M.P. Heap, "Evaluating the Effects of Low-NOx Retrofits on Carbon in Ash Levels," proceedings of the EPRI/EPA/DOE Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium: The Mega Symposium, Atlanta, GA, Aug. 16-20, 1999.

E.G. Eddings, A. Molina, D.W. Pershing, A.F. Sarofim, K.A. Davis, M.P Heap, T.H. Fletcher, H. Zhang, "Minimization of NO Emissions from Multi-Burner Coal-Fired Boilers," DOE Contractor Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 1999.

K.A. Davis, J.R. Valentine, E.G. Eddings and M.P. Heap, "Waterwall Corrosion after Combustion Modifications for NOx Control," presented at the 24th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, March 10, 1999

D.A. Cacciatore, E.G. Eddings, J.S. Lighty, and D.W. Pershing, "Minimizing NOx Emissions from By-Product Fuels in Steel Making," Presentation at AIChE Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, November 18, 1998.

K.A. Davis, E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, A. Facchiano, R.R. Hardman, "Computational investigation of carbon-in-ash levels for a wall-fired boiler after low-NOx combustion modifications," International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September, 1998.

M.J. Bockelie, B.R. Adams, M.A. Cremer, K.A. Davis, E.G. Eddings, J.R. Valentine, and P.J. Smith, "Computational simulations of industrial furnaces," Int'l Symp. on Computational Technologies For Fluid/Thermal/Chemical Systems with Industrial Applications, Joint ASME/JSME Conference, San Diego, CA, July, 1998.

D.A. Cacciatore, E.G. Eddings, J.S. Lighty, and D.W. Pershing, Minimizing NOx Emissions from By-Product Fuels in Steel Making, Work-In-Progress Poster at The Twenty-Seventh International Symposium on Combustion, Boulder, Colorado, August 2, 1998.

Cremer, M.A., Eddings, E.G., Martz, T., Muzio, L.J., Quartucy, G., Hardman, R., Cox, J., and Stallings, J., "Assessment of SNCR Performance on Large Coal-Fired Utility Boilers," presented at 1998 DOE Conference on Selective Catalytic and Non-Catalytic reduction for NOx Control," Pittsburgh, PA, May, 1998.

R.R. Hardman, J. Cox, M.A. Cremer, E.G. Eddings, L. Muzio, T. Martz, J. Stallings, "Evaluation of SNCR Performance on Large-Scale Coal-Fired Boilers," Institute of Clean Air Companies Forum, Durham, NC, March, 1998.

K.A. Davis, E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, A. Facchiano, R.R. Hardman, "Effect of low-NOx firing conditions on carbon-in ash," American Flame Research Committee Spring Meeting, March, 1998.

E.G. Eddings, D.W. Pershing, "Organic Emissions from Cement Kilns," Technical Mill Session, Fall Annual Meeting of the Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 22-23, 1997.

E.G. Eddings, K.A. Davis, M.P. Heap, J.R. Valentine, A. Facchiano, R. Hardman, N. Grigas, "Effect of Low NOx Firing Conditions on Increased Carbon-in-Ash and Water-Wall Corrosion Rates," proceedings of the EPRI/EPA/DOE Mega Symposium on NOx/SOx/Air Toxics, Washington, D.C., Aug. 25-29, 1997.

H. Krigmont, D. Oehley, F. Spokoyny, J. Hogsett, G. Quartucy, L. Muzio and E.G. Eddings, "SNCR Retrofit Experience on Four Gas- and Coal-Fired Boilers in Tchaikovsky, Russia," proceedings of the EPRI/EPA/DOE Mega Symposium on NOx/SOx/Air Toxics, Washington, D.C., Aug. 25-29, 1997.

E.G. Eddings, J Brouwer and F.E. Spokoyny, "Modeling Urea-Based SNCR in a Gas-Fired Utility Boiler," First Conference on Selective Catalytic & Non-Catalytic Reduction for NOx Control, Pittsburgh, May 15-16, 1997.

K.A. Davis, J.R. Valentine, E.G. Eddings, J Brouwer, M.P Heap, R.H. Hurt, R. Hardman and N. Grigas, "Advanced Prediction of Unburned Carbon Levels in Two Utility Boilers Retrofitted for In-Furnace NOx Reduction," Third Annual Conference on Unburned Carbon in Utility Fly Ash, Pittsburgh, May 13-14, 1997.

E.G. Eddings J. Brouwer, M.P. Heap, D.W. Overacker and D.W. Pershing, "Determination of Organic Emissions From Raw Materials and Waste Feedstocks in Cement Kilns," Waste Combustion in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces, Air & Waste Management Association Specialty Conference, St. Louis, April 8-10, 1997.

E.G. Eddings and D.W. Pershing, "Hydrocarbon Emissions Due to Raw Materials in the Manufacture of Portland Cement," proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association, Nashville, TN, June 23-28, 1996.

M.J. Bockelie, B.R. Adams, E.G. Eddings and P.J. Smith, "Simulations of High-Temperature Reacting Flows for Industrial Processes" proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Numerical Grid Generation in Computational Field Simulations, Misissipi State University, Apr. 1-5, 1996.

R. Beittel, E. Reciker, G. Gielda, J. Brouwer, and E.G. Eddings, "U-Fired Test Facility Design and Analysis for the Low Emission Boiler System Development Program", proceedings of the International Joint Power Generation Conference, October , 1995.

J. Brouwer, E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, D.W. Pershing and P.J. Smith, "Effects of Mixing and Thermal Quenching on NO Reduction by Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction in the Presence of CO", proceedings of the 1995 American Flame Research Committee Fall International Symposium, October 15-18, 1995, Monterrey, California.

E.G. Eddings and D.W. Pershing, "Hydrocarbon Emissions Due to Raw Materials in the Manufacture of Portland Cement," Manufacturing Technical Session, Fall Annual Meeting of the Portland Cement Association, Overland Park, Kansas, Sept. 18, 1995.

C. Rossi-Lane, B.L. McDonald, E. Ecock, E.G. Eddings, G. Norman, L. Radak, P. Strangway, and K. Zammit, "An Assessment of Boiler Impacts from Reduced Air Flow Operation," proceedings of the 1995 Joint Symposium on Stationary Combustion NOx Control, May, 1995.

D.E. Thornock, J.G. McGowan, N.M. Phyfe, E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap and P.J. Smith, "Scaling NOx Results using CFD-Based Combustion Simulations", proceedings of the Pacific Rim International Conference on Environmental Control of Combustion Processes, October 16-20, 1994, Maui, Hawaii.

E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, D.W. Pershing, A.F. Sarofim, P.J. Smith, and J.P. Spinti, "The Design of a Coal-Fired High-Temperature Furnace for an Advanced Combined Cycle System", proceedings of the Second International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, July 26-29, 1993.

E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, D.W. Pershing, A.F. Sarofim, P.J. Smith, and J.P. Spinti, "Coal Combustor for a High Performance Power System - The Influence of Process Design Parameters on NOx Emissions", proceedings of the 1993 Joint Symposium on Stationary Combustion NOx Control, Miami Beach, Florida, May 24-27, 1993.

P.J. Smith, E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, D.W. Pershing, and A.F. Sarofim, "An Improved Model for Predicting NOx Formation in Practical Coal Flames", proceedings of the 1993 Joint Symposium on Stationary Combustion NOx Control, Miami Beach, Florida, May 24-27, 1993.

E.G. Eddings, M.P. Heap, P.J. Smith, C.L. Senior, D.W. Pershing, J.P. Spinti, A.F. Sarofim, "Combustor Concepts for Advanced, Coal-Fired, High-Performance Power Systems", Seventh Annual Conference on Clean and Efficient Combustion of Fossil Fuels and Toxic Wastes, Park City, Utah, March 2-5, 1993.

E.G. Eddings and J.S. Lighty, "A Study of Metal Contaminant Behavior in a Pilot-Scale Rotary Kiln," poster presentation at the Twenty Fourth International Symposium on Combustion, Sydney, Australia, July 5-10, 1992.

E.G. Eddings and J.S. Lighty, "Behavior of Metals on Solid Substrates During Incineration," paper #91-57, Western States Section/The Combustion Institute, 1991 Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 14, 1991.

E.G. Eddings and J.S. Lighty, "Fundamental Studies of Metal Behavior During Solids Incineration," The Second International Congress on Toxic Combustion By-products: Formation and Control, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 27, 1991.

McClennen, W.H., N.S. Arnold, J.S. Lighty, E.G. Eddings, E.R. Lindgren, K.A. Roberts, H.L.C. Meuzelaar, "Monitoring the Evolution of Organic Compounds from the Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soil Samples Using Short Column GC/MS," ACS Fuels Division, Incineration Symposium, Miami Beach, Florida, September 1989.

Lighty, J.S., E.G. Eddings, Deng Xiao-Xue, L.M. VanOs, D.W. Pershing, "A Fundamental Study of the Rate of Thermal Desorption of Contaminants from Soil Beds," proceedings of the 82nd Annual Air and Waste Management Association Meeting, Anaheim, California, June 1989.