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1 2011 Unconventional Fuels Conference - Welcome/opening remarks2011-05-17unconventional fuels; opening remarks; coal; oil shale; power generation; transportational fuel infrastructures; carbon capture; agendaPresentation given at the 2011 University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference.
2 2012 Unconventional fuels conference introduction2012-05-15unconventional fuels; computational simulation and pilot-scale experiment; unconventional resources; emissions minimization; CO2 regulation; CO2 coal researchPresentation given at the 2012 Unconventional Fuels Conference.
3 A market assessment of heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources2011-03-10unconventional fuels; market assessment; developing domestic heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources; preliminary infrastructure needsA presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011.
4 Air quality in the Uintah Basin2013-05-07ICSE; Unconventional fuels; Air quality; Air pollution; Uintah Basin; Ozone; Pollutant concentrations; Inversions; VOC; UtahPresentation given at the University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 7, 2013.
5 APECS software and architecture overview2009-10APECS; Model; CADE-OPEN; CO; CFD; PME; FLUENT; EKM; Reduced Order Models; ROMs; Geometric parameterization; Virtual reality software1) What is APECS? 2) Overview of APECS Features; 3) Overview of APECS Architecture
6 Assessment of unconventional fuels development costs2013-05-07ICSE; Unconventional fuels; Development cost; Oil Shale; In situ; Ex situ; Oil Sands; Utah; Uinta BasinPresentation given at the University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 7, 2013.
7 Atomistic modeling of oil shale kerogen and asphaltenes2010-04-28Kerogen is a mixture of organic chemical compounds that make up a portion of the organic matter in sedimentary rocks. It is insoluble in normal organic solvents because of the large molecular weight (upwards of several thousand Daltons). When heated in the Earth's crust (oil window ca. 60 ° - 120 �...
8 Atomistic modelling of oil shale kerogens and asphaltenes2012-10-21Atomistic modeling; Oil shale; Kerogens; Asphaltenes; 3D models; Pyrolysis; Computational modeling; Molecular mechanics; HyperCHem/ReaxFF; Ab initio calculations; Gaussian/GAMESS; DIFFUSE; CRYSOL
9 Availability of tar sands on public land: An overview2006-09-21Tar sands; public lands; Utah; Leasing on federal lands; Hydrocarbonaceous material; Oil shale; Tar sand developmentPresentation summary: 1-Provide an overview of Utah Tar Sand Resources 2-Provide historical summary Tar Sand Leasing on Federal Lands; -Early leasing efforts-1960, -Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing-1981, -Energy Policy Act of 2005 3-Outline current leasing process
10 Balancing energy resources2008-05-23Utah; Rocky Mountain Power; Wyoming; Utah Energy; Energy deficit; Greenhouse gas; Energy resources; CoalFulfilling our obligation: 1-Investing in the system to satisfy growing demand 2-Meeting increasing customer expectations with respect to the quality of our service 3-Addressing increasing concerns regarding the environment
11 Basin-wide evaluation of the uppermost Green River Formation's oil-shale resource, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado2008-11-13Presentaion; Green River formation; Oil shale; Uinta Basin; Utah; Colorado; Oil-shale resource evaluation; UGS; Isopach mapsScope--Oil Shale Resource Evaluation: 1) Focus - Entire Uinta Basin - Data from 293 wells spread throughout the Uinta Basin 2) Determined thickness of continuous intervals averaging 50, 35, 25, and 15 gallons per ton (GPT) 3) Created GIS-based maps - Isopachs for each richness zone - Overburden thic...
12 Business aspects in oil sands production in the USA2006-09-21Temple Mountain Energy; Oil sand production; Oil; Natural gas; Electricity; Oil prices; Heavy oil; Oil sands; Business; Economic; SAGD; Steam assisted gravity drainageThe world economic challenge: What is the most important economic resource known? 1-Energy production-Oil, natural gas and electricity are the biggest players 2-China and India economic development (2/3rds of world)-Huge unexpected demands for these resources (now and future)-Especially oil-Fuels, a...
13 CFD modeling for entrained flow gasifiers2002-10-28CFD modeling; Entrained flow gasifiers; Reaction kinetics; Coal gasification; Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle power plants; IGCC; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Coal; Gasifier; GLACIERIn this paper we have described a CFD based modeling tool for entrained flow coal gasifiers. The model contains sub-models to properly model the reaction kinetics of coal gasification at high pressure, high solids loading and slagging walls. Comparisons between values predicted by our CFD model and ...
14 Characterization of macromolecular structure elements from a Green River oil shale2013-10-14Macromolecular Structure; Green River; Oil Shale; 33rd Oil Shale Symposium; Golden, Colorado; Kerogen; Shale; Green River oil shale; BitumenThis work is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number DENT0005015. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect thoseof the United States Government or any agency thereof.
15 Characterization of Pyrolysis Products from a Utah Green River Oil Shale by 13C NMR, GC/MS, and FTIR2013-10-14Pyrolysis; Utah; Green River; Oil Shale; GC/MS; FTIR; 33rd Oil Shale Symposium; Kerogen; Oil shale kerogen; 13C; NMR; TGA
16 Climate change regulation via the back door2011-05-17
17 Climate change--current understanding and implications2008-05-23Global warming; Climate change; Coal; CO2; Carbon dioxide; Temperature; Radiative Forcing; Emissions; Greenhouse gases; Arctic warming; Sea level rise; Fossil fuel; RenewableFour Primary Questions: 1-Is global warming (climate change) occurring? 2-What is the cause? 3-What will be the consequences? 4-What can/should we do?
18 Co-simulation for design and optimization of advanced energy systems with carbon capture2009-10NETL; APECS; IGCC; U.S. Energy challenges; Design and optimization of advanced energy systems; CFD; Reduced Order Models; ROMs; Carbon capture; Virtual power plant; Carbon management; Fossil Energy Industry; Ultra-supercritical; USC; Oxy-combustion; Chemical looping combustion; CLC; Integrated gasif...Outline of Presentation: 1-Introduction: -U.S. Energy Challenges -Design and Optimization of Advanced Energy Systems; Simulation Tools and Challenges 2-Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulation (APECS): -Basic Features; Process/CFD Workflow/Integration, Engineering Knowledge Manager(Trademark), Red...
19 CO2 capture from fossil energy power plants2008-05-23CO2 capture; Fossil energy power plants; Clean Coal Technologies; CCT; CO2 Capture and Storage; CCS; Coal power plants; PC plants; Post combustion CO2 removal; Chilled ammonia; Retrofit of CCS to existing coal plants; Climate Legislation; Global climate concernsClean Coal Technologies (CCT) and CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) - Presentation Outline: 1-Overview--Options for Response to Global Climate concerns. 2-CCS crucial to meet Goals of proposed Climate Legislation. 3-CCS Options for Coal Power Plants. 4-PC Post Combustion CO2 Removal-Status, Chilled Ammo...
20 Coal in a changing climate and challenges for CCS deployment2008-05-23NRDC; Climate change; Coal; CCS deployment; CCS; Carbon Capture and Storage; Business-as-usual; BAU; world CO2 emissions; coal plant emissions; Appalachia; Wyoming; Montana; North Dakota; Colorado; New Mexico; IPCC; Powerplants; Arctic iceOutline: 1-Climate and coal 2-"Clean" coal? 3-Carbon Capture & Storage: can we (just) do it? 4-To-do list 5-A changing world
21 Commercial oil shale leasing under the energy policy act: An analysis of when, where, and how2008-03-12Oil shale; Oil sands; PEIS; EPA; BLM; FLPMA; RD&D; Research, Demonstration, & Development; Tar sands; Utah; Colorado; WyomingDiscussion of the alternatives for oil shale development outlined in the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Bureau of Land Management.
22 Constructing a basin-scale geologic model2013-05-07Unconventional fuels; Green River Formation; Uinta Basin; Geologic model; Workflow; Reservoir; Basin-scale modelPresentation given at the University of Utah Unconventional Fuels Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 7, 2013.
23 Depositional heterogeneity and fluid flow modeling of the oil shale interval of the Upper Green River Formation, Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah2008-03-12Green River Formation; Eastern Uinta Basin; Utah; Oil shale; Sedimentology; Sequence stratigraphy; Mahogany zone; Depositional heterogeneity; Fluid flow modelingDiscussion of depositional and sequence stratigraphic characterization of the upper Green River Formation based on core and well log correlation and production modeling of the richest zone (Mahogany) based on sedimentological and other information.
24 Development of HPC-based simulations tool for in situ thermal processing of oil shale/sandsHPC-based simulations tool; in situ thermal processing; oil shale; oil sands; commercial production of oil shale; ecoshale in-capsule processA presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011.
25 Digital library and interactive map projects at the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy, University of Utah2009-10-23ICSE; digital repositoryThe Instituteʼs repository is a not-for-profit service for researchers, and we are working to include a variety of documents, data, and maps relevant to unconventional fuels research and development.
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