Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University (December, 2011)
Dissertation Title: Effects of Pressure on the Properties of Coal Char
Under Gasification Conditions at High
Initial Heating Rates (pdf file 9.5 Mb)
Shurtz, R. C. and T. H. Fletcher, “Coal Char-CO2 Gasification Measurements and Modeling in a Pressurized Flat-Flame Burner,” Energy & Fuels, 27, 3022-3038 (2013). dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef400253c
Shurtz, R. C. and T. H. Fletcher, “A Coal Swelling Model for Pressurized High Particle Heating Rate Pyrolysis Applications,” Energy & Fuels, 26, 3612-3627 (2012). doi 10.1021/ef300442r
Shurtz, R. C., K. K. Kolste, and T. H. Fletcher, “A Coal Swelling Model for CFD Applications at High Heating Rates,” Energy and Fuels, 25, 2163-2173 (2011).
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Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer - Fire Science and Technology
Sandia National Laboratories
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