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276 Unconventional fuel development in the western United States: Integrated assessment of water resources, carbon, and energy impacts and management strategies2009unconventional fuels; water resources; carbon; energy impacts; fossil fuels; oil shale; CO2 imprint; CO2 capture and sequestration.The Western United States contains rich fossil resources including abundant supplies of oil shale that could be used to develop substantial quantities of transportation fuel, enhancing energy security in the United States. Development of these resources poses significant questions regarding water re...
277 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
278 APPENDIX A - Analysis of environmental, legal, socioeconomic and policy issues critical to the development of commercial oil shale leasing on the public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming under the mandates of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-10Oil shale; Colorado; Utah; Wyoming; Energy Policy Act of 2005; Green River Formation; Environmental; Legal; Socioeconomic; Policy Issues; Oil shale deposits; BLM; Bureau of Land ManagementThe United States is home to the largest oil shale deposits in the world. This resource is located in the Green River Formation, spreading across the states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Despite the vast potential of this resource, successful commercial development has yet to occur. To date, concer...
279 APPENDIX B - Depositional heterogeneity and fluid flow modeling of the oil shale interval of the upper Green River Formation, eastern Uinta Basin, Utah - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-10Green River Formation; Uinta Basin; Utah; Uintah County; Oil shale; DepositionIn this project, a detailed geological analysis was performed followed by a reservoir modeling exercise. For the geological analysis, ~300 m of cores were correlated to gamma and density logs in well P4 in the lower to middle Eocene (49.5-48.0 million years ago (Ma)), upper Green River Formation of ...
280 APPENDIX C - In-situ production of Utah oil sands - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-10Utah; Uinta Basin; Oil sand reservoirs; Whiterocks; Sunnyside; Oil; Oil extraction; In-situ; Heavy oil production; BitumenTwo oil sand reservoirs located in Utah's Uinta Basin were considered for analysis: Whiterocks, a small, steeply dipping, contained reservoir containing about 100 million barrels, and Sunnyside, a giant reservoir containing over four billion barrels of oil in place. Cyclic steam stimulation, steam a...
281 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...
282 Modeling and experimental studies of mercury oxidation and adsorption in a fixed-bed and entrained-flow reactor2009-10mercury oxidation; mercury absorption; fixed-bed reactor; entrained-flow reactorThis report presents experimental and modeling mercury oxidation and adsorption data. Fixed-bed and single-particle models of mercury adsorption were developed. The experimental data were obtained with two reactors: a 300- W, methane-fired, tubular, quartz-lined reactor for studying homogeneous oxid...
283 Oil shale in the West: 14 unanswered questions2009-06oil shale; Western oil shale; oil shale developmentThis report summarizes recent research and policy documents to provide a brief overview of the current state of oil shale development in the U.S. West. Recent high crude oil prices, anticipation of a peak oil crisis, and a focus on developing domestic sources of fossil fuel have contributed to a ren...
284 Process-industry CAPE-OPEN software standard overview2009-10CAPE-OPEN; unit operation interface; APECS co-simulation.Outline of Presentation: 1) Introduction--What is CAPE-OPEN?, Brief History; 2) CAPE-OPEN Interfaces; Unit Operations-Use in APECS, Thermodynamics/Properties-Use in APECS; 3) CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN), Missions; 4) Concluding Remarks
285 Propulsion and power rapid response research and development (R&D) support - Delivery order 0011: Advanced propulsion fuels research and development -- Subtask: Framework and guidance for estimating greenhouse gas footprints of aviation fuels2009-04propulsion research and development; power rapid response research and development; R and D; greenhouse gas emissions; petroleum based fuels; alternative fuels; propulsion fuelsAlthough there have been extensive analyses of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with petroleum based fuels and alternative fuels, there are still substantial uncertainties associated with some of the estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of these fuel systems. Nevertheless, a variety of gov...
286 Using a continuous time lag to determine the associations between ambient PM2.5 hourly levels and daily mortality2009-10continuous time lag; ambient PM2.5; hourly levels; daily mortality; PM2.5 exposure; short-term fine particulate matter; health effectsThe authors are interested in understanding the possible association between exposure to short-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) peaks that have changing physical characteristics throughout the day and observable health outcomes (daily mortality). To this end, modern statistical methods are used ...
287 Utah Clean Coal Center: Gasification research activities2009-09clean coal center; gasification research; UC3; gasification; low CO2 production; electric power from coal; entrained-flow gasification; simulation tools for coal gasifiersThe Utah Clean Coal Center (UC3) was established at the University of Utah through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. DOE / NETL. The center had five thrust areas critical for successful development of advanced technologies for power production from coal with minimal environmental impact. One of ...
288 An evaluation of the extraction, transport and refining of imported crude oils and the impact on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions2009-03-27imported crude oils; life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gas emissions; crude oil; GHG emissionsThe National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has analyzed the full life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of transportation fuels derived from domestic crude oil and crude oil imported from specific countries. Estimates of the well-to-tank (WTT) GHG emissions associated with producing diesel ...
289 APPENDIX D - Meeting data needs to perform a water impact assessment for oil shale development in the Uinta and Piceance Basins, A subpart of project - Quantifying water availability impacts and protecting water quality while developing Utah oil shale and sands - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-06-23Uinta Basin; Piceance Basins; Water impact assessments; Oil shale developmentThe goal of this project was to mitigate water resources impacts from oil shale development in the U.S. by compiling geospatial data and water use estimates to assess water availability impacts.
290 APPENDIX F - Bitumen extraction and treatment and reuse of process water - A subpart of project quantifying water availability impacts and protecting water quality while developing Utah oil shale and sands - Final project report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-04-13Produced water from gas and crude oil production is voluminous, requiring extensive treatment before it can be safely discharged or reused. This project has used a newly developed pressure-assisted ozonation technology to remove oil from water and prevent oil sheen at the water surface. The new proc...
291 APPENDIX G - Detailed study of shale pyrolysis for oil production - A subpart of project oil shale pyrolysis and in situ modeling - Final Project Report - Reporting period: June 21, 2006 to October 21, 20092009-04-21Oil production; Shale assessmentThe oil shale industry is going through a revolution of sorts. After the oil crisis in the 1970s, a great deal of effort was spent on research and development and on pilot scale technologies. Extensive research was conducted with on-surface and in-situ production methods. Even though some large pilo...
292 Attachment 2 - Statement of program objectives: Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources2009-09-24ICSE; University of Utah; Energy; Oil shale; Oil sands; CO2 capture; Liquid fuel; In-situ thermal processing; NOx emissions; CO2 emissions; Flameless oxy-gas process heaters; Efficient CO2 capture; Large Eddy Simulation; LESThe University of Utah (the Recipient), via their Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (the Institute), shall pursue research to improve industry's ability to utilize the vast energy stored in domestic oil shale and oil sands resources in a manner that shall minimize environmental impact and effect...
293 Bitumen extraction and treatment and reuse of process water2009-04-13bitumen extraction; bitumen treatment; reuse of process water; produced water; crude oil production; gas production; pressure-assisted ozonation technology; oil removal from water; wastewater treatment; hydrocarbon removalProduced water from gas and crude oil production is voluminous, requiring extensive treatment before it can be safely discharged or reused. This project has used a newly developed pressure-assisted ozonation technology to remove oil from water and prevent oil sheen at the water surface. The new proc...
294 Canyonlands completion: negotiating the borders2009-08-20Canyonlands National ParkThink tank on Wallace Stegner and Western lands, Honors College, University of Utah, 2008-2009
295 Chemical looping combustion hierarchy2009-11-04Chemical looping combustion; CLC; hierarchical chart; CLC integration; ISCE; Research area; SubtasksHierarchical chart for the chemical looping combustion (CLC) research area hierarchical chart showing connectivity between subtasks. This chart helps illustrate CLC integration and focus and also serves as a management tool for the various subtasks. Subtasks in brown and orange are currently funded ...
296 Chemical looping combustion kinetics2009-12-01chemical looping; combustion kinetics; CO2 capture; coal-fired power plants; CLCOne of the most promising methods of capturing CO2 emitted by coal-fired power plants for subsequent sequestration is chemical looping combustion (CLC). A powdered metal oxide such as NiO transfers oxygen directly to a fuel in a fuel reactor at high temperatures with no air present. Heat, water, and...
297 Clean and secure energy from coal, oil shale, and oil sands: Quarterly progress report: January 1, 2009 to March 31, 20092009-04-30CASE; ICSE; Energy development; Electric power generation; Liquid transportaion fuels; Coal; Oil sands; Oil shale; Clean Coal Program; Oil Shale and Sands Program; OSSP; Policy Environment, and Economics Program; PEEP; Reducing carbon footprint; CO2 capture; Sequestration; Chemical looping; ODT; LES...The University of Utah Clean and Secure Energy (CASE) project is pursuing interdisciplinary, cradle-to-grave research and development of energy for electric power generation and for liquid transportation fuels from the abundant domestic resources of coal, oil sands, and oil shale. Its work is divide...
298 Clean and secure energy from coal, oil shale, and oil sands: Quarterly progress report: July 1, 2009 to September 30, 20092009-10-30ICSE; Electric power generation; Liquid transportation fuels; Coal; Oil sands; Oil shale; Clean Coal Program; the Oil Shale and Sands Program; OSSP; the Policy Environment, and Economics Program; PEEP; CO2 capture; Sequestration; Oxy-coal combustion; Coal analysis; Ash partitioningThe University of Utah Clean and Secure Energy (CASE) project is pursuing interdisciplinary, cradle-to-grave research and development of energy for electric power generation and for liquid transportation fuels from the abundant domestic resources of coal, oil sands, and oil shale. Its work is divide...
299 Clean and secure energy from coal, oil shale, and oil sands: Revised quarterly progress report: April 1, 2009 to June 30, 20092009-08-13CASE; Energy development; Electric power generation; Liquid transportation fuels; Coal; Oil sands; Oil shale; Clean Coal Program; Oil Shale and Sands Program; OSSP; Policy Environment, and Economics Program; PEEP; CO2 capture; sequestration; Gasification; Chemical looping combustion; CLC; Ash-partit...The University of Utah Clean and Secure Energy (CASE) project is pursuing interdisciplinary, cradle-to-grave research and development of energy for electric power generation and for liquid transportation fuels from the abundant domestic resources of coal, oil sands, and oil shale. Its work is divide...
300 Clean and secure energy from coal: Project management plan: Revision A2009-12-01ICSE; PMP; DE-NT0005015; NETL; Strategic Center for Coal; SCC; Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil; SCNGO; Domestic coal resources; Energy; CO2 capture; Combustion; Stationary power generation; Clean coal utilization; Oxy-coal combustion; High-pressure, Entrained-flow Gasification; IGCC; Chemic...Revision history: Revision A, November 25, 2009. The PMP is being revised to reflect Modification #001 of award DE-NT0005015. The original PMP reflected the original award executed on September 10, 2008, for a project entitled Clean and Secure Energy from Coal, Oil Shale, and Oil Sands. The original...
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