REI teams with a number of universities that have state-of-the-art
experimental facilities. The combination of CFD modeling with
lab- and pilot-scale testing tailored specifically to a client's
needs provides a level of understanding difficult to achieve
elsewhere.
For
example, REI and the Combustion
Research Group at the University of Utah have received
several million dollars from the Department of Energy to extend
the capabilities of these facilities and to lead major initiatives
focusing on cleaner and more efficient utilization of coal,
including programs on Low Emissions Boiler Systems (LEBS),
High Performance Power Systems (HiPPs) and several Program
Research and Development Awards (PRDAs) that address NOx,
fuel efficiency, corrosion, and air toxic issues in coal-fired
boilers. In addition, three years ago the combustion group
teamed with others at the University of Utah, as well as participants
from Brigham
Young University and Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, to win the DOE-ASCI Center
for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions (C-SAFE).
Recent
program awards include the characterization fine particles
generated from combustion sources as part of the Strategic
Environmental Research & Development Program (SERDP),
fabrication and field testing of a prototype high-temperature,
in-situ corrosion
monitor for
coal-fired boilers, and design, fabrication and field testing
of a slipstream reactor for SCR
catalyst evaluation in coal-fired
power plants.
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