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Publications and Technical Reports
Nenad Sarunac, Ph. D.
610-653-9119, nsarunac@uncc.edu
Journal Publications
1. NenadSarunac,CharlesW. Bullinger,MarkNess, SandraBroekema,andYe Yao, “Effectof Coal
BeneficiationonEfficiencyof AdvancedPCCPowerPlants”, tobe publishedin Journal of Energy
and PowerEngineering.
2. NenadSarunac,CharlesW. Bullinger,andMark Ness,“FourYearsof OperatingExperience with
DryFiningTM
Fuel EnhancementProcessatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”, Journal of Energyand
PowerEngineering, Vol 9,June 2015, ISSN 1934-8975, DavisPublishing,July2015.
3. NenadSarunac,Mark Ness,CharlesW.Bullinger,“Improvingthe Efficiencyof PowerPlantsFiring
High-Moisture Coal”,CORNERSTONE,Volume3Issue 1, Spring2015, pp54-58. The article was
alsotranslatedtoMandarin. (CORNERSTONEisofficialjournal of WorldCoal IndustryandWorld
Coal Association), Spring2015.
4. CharlesBullinger,GreatRiverEnergy,andNenadSarunac, “CleanandDry”, PublishedinJulyissue
of WorldCoal (WorldCoal is the magazine forthe global coal industry),PalladianPublications,Ltd,
July2015.
5. NenadSarunac,Mark NessandCharlesBullinger,“Improve PlantEfficiencyandReduce CO2
EmissionsWhenFiringHigh-Moisture Coals”,POWER,Volume158, No.11,November2014, pp 36-
41. PublishedbyAccessIntelligence.(BusinessandTechnologyforthe Global Generation
Industry),2014
6. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartIII”,Published
inCoal PowerMagazine,April 1,2011.
7. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartII”,Publishedin
Coal PowerMagazine,February1, 2011.
8. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartI”,Publishedin
Coal PowerMagazine,December1,2010.
9. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartIII”,Coal Power
Magazine,August1, 2010 (secondmostreadarticle).
10. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartII”,PublishedinCoal
PowerMagazine,June 1,2010.
11. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartI”,PublishedinCoal
PowerMagazine,April 1,2010 (thirdmostread article).
12. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.,Sarunac,N.,andKennedy,J.,“AnOn-Site ProcessforRemovingMoisture
fromLow-RankCoal”,PublishedinCoal PowerMagazine,April 16,2010.
13. Sarunac N.,LevyE. K., Ness.M.,Bullinger,C.,Mathews,J.P.,andHalleck,P.’“A novel fluidized
beddryingand densitysegregationprocessforupgradinglow-rankcoals”.Publishedin
International Journal of Coal PreparationandUtilization,Volume 29,Number6,2009.
(Collaborative effortbetweenLehighUniversity’sEnergyResearchCenterandEnergy&Mineral
Engineering&The EMS Energy Institute,The PennsylvaniaState University,UniversityPark.)
14. Sarunac, N.,“It’sthe law,now what?”,ISA InTech magazine,May2008 issue,pp38-40.
15. Sarunac, N.,“Mercury Measurement”Publishedinthe August2007 issue of the PowerMagazine,
August1, 2007.
16. Sarunac, N.,“ExpertSystemsOptimize BoilerPerformance,ExtendPlantLife”,Publishedinthe
OctoberIssue of the PowerMagazine,October1, 2007.
17. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,and Bilirgen,H.:A review of techniquestoimprove
measurementaccuracyinpowerplantreportedemissionsof NOx andSO2",IngenieriaMecanica,
TechnologiaYDesarrollo,pp.215-223, Volume 1,Number6, March 2005.
18. Romero,C.E., Li, Y., Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.AndLevy,E. K.:“Modificationof boileroperating
conditionsformercuryemissionsreductionsincoal-firedutilityboilers”,Fuel,Vol85,pp. 204-212,
2005.
Conference Papers
1. NenadSarunac,CharlesBullinger,MarkNess,andYe Yao, “Effectof Coal Beneficiationon
Efficiencyof AdvancedPCCPowerPlants”,1st
Workshopon HELE Coal-FiredPowerPlant,Tokyo,
Japan,May 23 to 25, 2016.
2. Ye Yao, EdwardK. Levy, XingchaoWang,NenadSarunac,and Mark Ness,“ Low Temperature
DryingProcessImprovesHeatRate and Water Balance forPowerPlants”,41st
International
Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal andFuel Systems,Clearwater,FL June 5 to 9, 2016.
3. NenadSarunac,“OptionsforImprovingEfficiencyof ExistingCoal-FiredPowerPlants”, 40th
International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,Clearwater,FLMay 31 to June
4, 2015.
4. NenadSarunacand Mark Ness,“Beneficiationof High-Moisture CoalsforImproved Performance
and ReducedEmissions”,40th
International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,
Clearwater,FLMay 31 to June 4, 2015
5. CharlesBullinger,MarkNess,Michael BriggsandNenadSarunac,“Four Years of Operating
Experience withDryFiningTM
Fuel EnhancementProcessatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”,39th
International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,June 1-5, 2014
6. NenadSarunacand Mark Ness,“Beneficiationof High-Moisture CoalsforImproved Performance
and ReducedEmissions”,39th
International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,
Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2014, June 2-6, 2013, June 3-7, 2012
7. Sarunac, N.,“EfficiencyImprovementof ExistingFossil-FiredPowerPlant –No RegretPathwayto
Immediate ReductioninCO2 Emissions”,Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the 35th
International
Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal andFuel Systems,June 6 - 10, 2010, Clearwater,FL.
8. Bullinger,C.W.,Ness,M.,Dombrowski,K.,Sarunac,N.,Archer,G.,Gollakota,S.,Chang,R.,
Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the PowerPlantAirPollutantControl “MEGA”Symposium, August
30 – September2,2010, Baltimore,MD.
9. Sarunac, N.,“RecoveryandUtilizationof Heatfromthe Flue Gas forImprovedPowerPlant
Performance andAvailabilityandReductioninCO2 Emissions”, 26th
Annual International
PittsburghCoal Conference,September21-24,2009, Pittsburgh,PA
10. Levy,E. K., “Sarunac, N.,and Romero,C.E., “OpportunitiesforHeatRate ReductionsinExisting
Coal-FiredPowerPlants:A StrategytoReduce CarbonCapture Costs”,SeventhAnnual Conference
on CarbonCapture and Sequestration,DOE/NETL,May5-8, 2008.
11. Sarunac, N., “OpportunitiesforImprovingEfficiencyandReducingEmissionsfromExistingFossil-
FiredPowerPlants - AnUpdate”, Proceedingsof the 33rd
International Technical Conference on
Coal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2008.
12. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E.K.,Bullinger,C.andNess,M.,“A Low-Temperature Coal DryingProcess
ProvidesDryFeedtoa Coal-to-LiquidsPlant,ImprovesPerformance of aSupercritical Pulverized
Lignite-FiredPowerPlant,andIncreasesValue of WashedHigh-Moisture IllinoisCoals”,
Proceedingsof the 33rd
International Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,
June 1-5, 2008.
13. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac,N.,“On-Site Coal Beneficiation forOff-SiteUse”, Proceedings
of the 33rd
International Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2008.
14. Ifwer,K.,Jens,W.,Sarunac,N.,Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.andHohne,O.,“Air/NitrogenLignite Dryer
as an Alternative toaSteamDryerin a PowerPlantUsingOxyfuel TechniqueforCO2 Capture”,
33rd
International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5, 2008.
15. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Romero,C.E., “OpportunitiesforHeatRate ReductionsinExisting
Coal-FiredPowerPlants:A StrategytoReduce CarbonCapture Costs”, 7th
Annual Conference on
CarbonCapture and Sequestration –DOE/NETL”,May 5-8, 2008.
16. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury
Monitors”, Proceedingsof the 2007 CEM Conference,Zurich,Switzerland,September2007.
17. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury
Monitors”, 100th
Air& Waste ManagementAssociationAnnual Conference,Pittsburgh,PA,June
26-29, 2007.
18. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac, N. “One yearof OperatingExperience withPrototype
FluidizedBedCoal Dryerat Coal CreekGeneratingStation”, Proceedingsof the 32nd
International
Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007.
19. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercury
Measurement,Part1: ContinuousandSemi-ContinuousMonitors”, Proceedingsof the 32nd
International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007.
20. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano, D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercury
Measurement,Part2: SorbentTraps”, Proceedingsof the 32nd
International TechnicalConference
on Coal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007.
21. Sarunac, N.,Ness,M.and Bullinger,C.,“One yearof OperatingExperience withPrototype
FluidizedBedCoal Dryerat Coal CreekGeneratingStation”, Proceedingsof the 3rd
International
Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal Technologies,Cagliari,Sardinia,Italy,May15-17, 2007.
22. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercuryMonitors”,
Proceedingsof the 3rd
International Technical Conference onCleanCoal Technologies,Cagliari,
Sardinia,Italy,May15-17, 2007.
23. Sarunac, N.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercuryMonitors”, 31st
StationarySource SamplingandAnalysisforAirPollutantsConference”,HiltonHeadIsland,SC,
March 18-23, 2007.
24. Sarunac, N.and Sale,J.W., “SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”, EPRI2007 Heat Rate
ImprovementConference,Charlotte,NC,January24-26, 2007.
25. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac,N., “UtilizingWaste HeatRecovery toDry Lignite for
EnhancedEfficiencyandEnvironmental Performance”, 4th
Annual StackEmissionsSymposium,
Clearwater,FL,July27-27, 2006.
26. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.andSarunac,N., “Coal CreekFluidizedBedCoal Dryer:“Performance
Improvement,EmissionsReduction,andOperatingExperience”, Proceedingsof the 31st
International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,May 21-
25, 2006.
27. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,Sale,W.S.,Bian,X.,Zhang,W., Clements,B.,Pomalis,R.,Cilinski,M.,
Johnson,T.,Bokowski,J.,Micu,C.,and Andrews,C.,“SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”,
Proceedingsof the 31st
International Technical ConferenceonCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,
ClearwaterFL,May 21-25, 2006, alsopresentedatthe 6th
IntelligentSootblowingWorkshop,
organizedbyEPRI,May 16-17, 2006.
28. Sarunac, N,Bilirgen,H,Levy,E.K.,and Sale,J.W., “OpportunitiesforImprovingEfficiencyof Coal-
FiredPowerPlants”, Proceedingsof the 31st
International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization
and Fuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,May 21-25, 2006.
29. Sarunac, N.,Sale,J.W.,Bian,X.,Zhang,W., Cilinski,M.,Johnson,T.,andBokowski,J.,“Sootblowing
OptimizationforOpacityControl”,The EPA,DOE,EPRI,andA&WMA PowerPlantAirPollutant
“Mega” Symposium,August28-31,2006, Baltimore,MD.
30. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Bilirgen,H.,“Operational andEnvironmental Benefitsof Pre-Drying
Low RankCoalsUsing PowerPlantWaste Heat”, 20th
WesternFuelsConference,Denver,
Colorado,October24-26, 2006.
31. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”,Preparedforthe
20th WesternFuelsConference,Denver,Colorado,October24-26, 2006.
32. Boshu,H., Cao,Y., Romero,C.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.,Agarwal,H.,and Pan,W. Comparisonand
Validationof OHMand SCEMMeasurementsforFull-ScaleCoal-FiredPowerPlantChemical
EngineeringCommunications,Journal papersubmitted inJune,2006.
33. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.and Bilirgen,H.:“Comprehensive ApproachtoPerformance
ImprovementandEmissionsReductionona400 MW Tangentially-FiredBoiler:Part1 -
Combustion Optimization”, Proceedingsof the 30th
International Technical Conference onCoal
UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005.
34. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,andBilirgen,H.:“ComprehensiveApproachtoPerformance
ImprovementandEmissionsReductionona400 MW Tangentially-FiredBoiler:Part2 - ESP
Performance ImprovementandSootblowing Optimization”, Proceedingsof the 30th
International
Technical ConferenceonCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005.
35. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E. K., “Impact of Coal DryingonPowerPlantefficiency,Operationsand
Emissions”, Proceedingsof the 30th
International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel
Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005.
36. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.:“The Impactof Dryingon Low Rank Coal Fired PowerPlants”, Upgrading
Low RankCoalsSymposium - 2005 Coal Prepand Aggregate ProcessingExhibitionandConference,
LexingtonKY,May 2005.
37. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., and Bilirgen,H.:“CombustionOptimizationof an Ultra Low-NOx
Tangentially-FiredBoiler”, 22nd
Annual International PittsburghCoal Conference,PittsburghPA,
September2005.
38. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,“Operational andEnvironmental Benefitsof RetrofittingaLow RankCoal-
FiredPowerPlantwithaCoal Drying Systems”, 22nd
Annual International PittsburghCoal
Conference,PittsburghPA,September2005.
39. Romero,C.E., Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.and Levy,E. K.,“Mercury EmissionsControl UsingBoiler
OperationsModifications - WithandWithoutActivatedCarbon”, 22nd
Annual International
PittsburghCoal Conference,PittsburghPA,September2005.
40. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOperation:The LastOptimizationFrontier”,
Proceedingsof the 29th
International Conference onCoal Utilization&Fuel Systems,Clearwater,
Florida,April 18-22, 2004.
41. Levy,E. K.,Caram, H, Gu Feng,ZhengYao, ZhangWei and Sarunac, N.,“FluidizedBedCoal Drying
at Low Temperatures”, Proceedingsof the 29th
International Conference onCoal Utilization&Fuel
Systems,Clearwater,Florida,April 18-22,2004.
42. Sarunac, N.and Mancini,R.,“CombustionAirFoil ImprovesPerformanceandReducesEmissions
of Stoker-FiredBoilers”,presentedbyMr.Mark Freemanof NETL at the Workshopon Industrial
Boilers,June 2004, Beijing,PR of China,June 2004.
43. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOptimization”, 5th
EPRI IntelligentSootblowing
Workshop,Nashville,TN,June 15-16, 2004.
44. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E.K.,“Coal DryingImprovesPerformance andReducesEmissions”, 13th
EPRI
Heat Rate ImprovementConference inBirmingham, AL.,January2003.
45. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.and Bilirgen,H.,“SootblowingOptimizationinCoal-FiredUtilityBoilers”,
2003 EPRI HeatRate ImprovementConference inBirmingham, AL.,January2003.
46. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SensorandControl ChallengesforImprovedCombustionControl,
Proceedingsof the 28th
International Conference onCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL.,March 2003.
47. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“CombinedOptimizationforNOx Emissions,Unit HeatRate,and
SlaggingControl withCoal-FiredBoilers”, Proceedingsof the 28th
InternationalConferenceonCoal
Utilization,Clearwater,FL.,March 2003.
48. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E. and Bilirgen,H.,“SootblowingOptimizationHelpsReduce Emissions
fromCoal-FiredUtilityBoilers”, 2003 CombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl Mega
Symposium,Washington,D.C.,May2003.
49. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.and Romero,C.E.,“CombustionOptimization:PartI,Methodologyand
Tools”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003.
50. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.and Romero,C.E.,“CombustionOptimization:PartII,Results of Field
Studies”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003.
51. Sarunac, N.,Romero, C.E., Shan,J.,Bian, X.,Pomalis,R.,Clements,B.R.,Henrikson,J.,Cylvwa,W.
and Luk,J., “SootblowingOptimization:PartI – Methodology,InstrumentationandDetermination
of SectionCleanliness”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C.,
September2003.
52. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Shan,J.,Bian, X.,Pomalis,R.,Clements,B.R.,Henrikson,J.,Cylvwa,W.
and Luk,J., “SootblowingOptimization:PartII – SootblowerCharacterizationandImplementation
of an IntelligentSootblowingAdvisor”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,
Vancouver,B.C.,September2003.
53. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,and Bilirgen,H.,“FactorsAffectingCEMMeasurement
Accuracy and Recommendations forImprovement”, 2003 International CombustionCanada
Conference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003.
54. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.,“SootblowingOptimizationandIntelligentSootblowing”, 4th
IntelligentSootblowingWorkshop,Houston,Tx,March2002.
55. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “NOx and BoilerPerformance Issuesfromthe Utilizationof Eastern
Bituminousand PRBCoal Blends”, Proceedingsof the 27th
International Technical Conferenceon
Coal UtilizationandFuel Systems,Clearwater,FL.,March 4-7, 2002.
56. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K., “Coal DryingImprovesPerformance andReduces
Emissions”, Proceedingsof the 27th
International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel
Systems,Clearwater,FL.,March 4-7, 2002.
57. Romero,C.E.,Sarunac,N., Levy,E.K.and Bilirgen, H.,“TechniquestoImprove Measurement
Accuracy inPowerPlantReportedEmissions”, ISA Meeting,Chicago,2002.
58. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,and Weston,W.C. “Anatomyof a Successful Combustion
OptimizationProject”,The USEPA/DOE/EPRICombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl
Symposium:“The MegaSymposium”,August20-23,2001, Chicago,IL.
59. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Conn,R. and Levy,E. K,“CombustionOptimizationforNOx Control with
SlaggingConstraints”,The USEPA/DOE/EPRICombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl
Symposium:“The MegaSymposium”,August20-23,2001, Chicago,IL.
60. Sarunac, N.Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,Sale,J. W.,and Batug, J.“NOx and SO2 ReductionbyAccurate
EmissionsReporting”,EPRI’sCEMUser Group Meeting, Charlotte,NorthCarolina,May16-18,
2001.
61. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., and Levy,E. K.,“F-FactorMethod forHeat Rate Improvementandits
Characteristics”,EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,February2001, Dallas,Texas.
62. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,and Levy,E. K.,“Impactsof CombustionOptimizationonPowerPlant
Heat Rate”,EPRI HeatRate ImprovementConference,February2001, Dallas,Texas.
63. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Luk,J., Chan,K.C.,Kho,S.,Frank, A.,and Benaissa,B.“Combustion
Optimizationof aLoad-FollowingBoilerwithFlue GasRecirculationCapabilities.” IJPGC2000-
15057, 2000 International JointPowerGenerationConference,Miami Beach,FL.
64. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,and Levy,E. K. “FieldResultsfromApplicationof BoilerOPtoUtility
Boilers.”FirstAnnual JointISA POWID/EPRI/DOEInstrumentationandControlsConference,San
Antonio,TX,2000.
65. Levy,E. K.,Eldredge,T.,Romero,C.E., and Sarunac,N.,“I & C EnhancementsforLow NOx Boiler
Operation”,POWID/EPRISymposium,June 14-18,1999, St. Petersburg,FL.
66. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.et al.,”Performance Optimizationof R. P. SmithUnit4", EPRI
1998 Heat Rate ImprovementConference,Baltimore,MD,September1998.
67. Cramer,C., Williams,S.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K.,“Applicationof BoilerOPtoUtilityBoilers:Field
Results”, EPRI1998 NOx ControlsforUtilityBoilersWorkshop”,Baltimore,Maryland,August1998.
68. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,Miles,J.,Eldredge,T.,Steele,S.,Williams,S.,“BoilerOP:Intelligent
Software forCombustionOptimization”,POWER-GEN International ‘96Conference,Orlando,FL,
December1996.
69. Maines,P.,Schnetzler,D.,Bilmanis,A.,Williams,S.,Eskenazi,D.,Schmidtt,Eldredge,T.,Sarunac,
N.,and Levy,E. K., "CombustionOptimization of Low NOx Burnersat PEPCO'sMorgantown
Station",EPRI/EPA JointSymposiumonStationaryCombustionNOx Control,KansasCity,MO,May
1995.
70. Yilmaz,A.,Pechulis,M.,D’Agostini,M.,Levy,E.K.,Sarunac, N.,“Cold-EndAcidCondensationin
TubularAirPreheaters”,1995 International JointPowerGenerationConference.
71. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Schnetzler,D.,Williams,S.,Leyse,R.,andPetrill,E.,“On-LineContinuous
Unit HeatRate MeasurementUsingEPRIPlantMonitoringWorkstation”,EPRIHeatRate
ImprovementConference,Baltimore,Maryland,May1994.
72. Sarunac, N.,"Integrationof MacrobiofoulingControl MethodsintoanEffective Macrobiofouling
Control Strategy",EPRICondenserSeminarandTechnologyConference,St.Petersburg,FL,
October1993.
73. Sarunac, N."AdvancedMacrobiofoulingControl MethodsandTheirPotential forImproving
CoolingSystemPerformance",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Birmingham, AL,
November1992.
74. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,etal.,"On-Line Performance MonitoringUsingthe Output/Loss
MeasurementSystem",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Birmingham, AL,November
1992.
75. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,Levy,E.K.,“Comparisonbetweenthe Output/LossandBoiler/Turbine
Cycle Efficiency(BTCE) Results”,EPRIIndustryAdvisory CommitteeGroupMeeting,Denver,Co,
August1992.
76. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Cramer,D., "On-Line Measurementof UnitPerformance UsingUltrasonic
Stack FlowandCarbon-In-AshMonitors",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Scottsdale,
AZ,May 1991.
77. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,D'Agostini,M.,etal.,"On-Line Monitoringof UnburnedCarbon",EPRI
Heat Rate ImprovementConference,Scottsdale,AZ,May1991.
78. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,Levy,E.K.,Curran, R.,“On-Line Measurementof UnitPerformance by
the Output/LossMethod”,EPRIIndustryAdvisoryCommittee,Washington,D.C.,December1991.
79. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Williams,S.,andCramer,D.,"A Comparisonof TechniquesforOn-Line
Monitoringof Unit HeatRate of Coal FiredBoilers,"International Joint PowerGeneration
Conference,Boston,MA,October1990.
80. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Leyse,R.,"Commentsonthe Use of BoilerEfficienciestoDetermine
Unit HeatRate," InternationalJointPowerGenerationConference,Boston,MA,October1990.
81. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,D’Agostini,M.,Tileman,J.,Yilmaz,A.,“The Effectof Rotational Speedof an
AirPreheateronitsPerformance andMetal Temperature Distributions”,EPRIIndustryAdvisory
Committee,WashingtonD.C.,October1990.
82. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K., D’Agostini,M.,Curran,R.,“The On-Line Measurementof Flue GasFlow
Rate bythe UltrasonicAnemometeratMorgantownUnit2", EPRI IndustryAdvisoryCommittee,
Washington,D.C.,October1990.
83. Leyse,R.,Williams,S.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K.,“RecentExperience withOutput/Loss:On-Line
Measurementsof UnitHeatRate”, EPRIConference onEffectsof Coal QualityonPowerPlants,
September1990, St. Louis,MS.
84. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Crim, H. G., andLeyse,R.,"Performance Optimizationof
PulverizedCoal Boilers,"EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Knoxville,TN,September1989.
85. Eskenazi,D.,D'Agostini,M.,Levy,E.K.,Sarunac, N.,Cramer,D., and Valverde,J.,"On-Line
Monitoringof UnburnedCarbon",EPRIHeat Rate ImprovementConference,Knoxville,TN,
September1989.
86. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Bayat,F., Fernandes,J.,Williams,S.,andPowell,P.,"A
Reporton Progressinthe BoilerProgram",EPRIHeat Rate ImprovementConference,May10-12,
1988, Richmond,VA.
87. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Crim, H. G., Schnetzler,D.,Cramer,D.,andLeyse,R.,"New
DevelopmentsinFiresideInstrumentation",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,May10-12,
1988, Richmond,VA.
88. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Crim,H. G., Leyse,R.,Lamont,J.,“Output/Loss:A New Methodfor
MeasuringUnitHeat Rate”, JointASME/IEEEPowerGenerationConference,October1987, Miami
Beach,FL.
89. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,“Two Dimensional Numerical HeatTransferAnalysisof aRotating
RegenerativeHeatExchanger”,NationalHeatTransferConference,Pittsburgh,PA,August1987.
90. Sarunac, N.,Neti,S.,Levy,E.K.,“DevelopingTurbulentFlow andHeatTransferinAxiallyRotating
RectangularDucts”,ASME WinterAnnual Meeting,Anaheim, CA,December1986.
91. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Neti,S.,“Effectof BodyForceson TurbulentFlow Structure ina Heated
AxiallyRotatingRectangularDuct”,ASME WinterAnnual Meeting,Anaheim, CA,December1986.
92. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Neti,S.,“DirectMeasurementof Unit HeatRate by the Output/Loss
Method”,EPRI PowerPlantPerformance MonitoringandSystemDispatchImprovement
Workshop,WashingtonD.C.,November1986.
SelectedTechnical Reports:
1. Sarunac, N.,andRomero,C.E.,“Use of Waste Heat and CO2 CompressionHeattoReduce Penalty
due to Post-CombustionCO2 Capture”,NYSERDA PON 1193, Agreement11139, Published:March
2012.
2. Bullinger,C.W.,andSarunac, N.,“Lignite Fuel Enhancement –Final Technical Report”,DOEAward
NumberDE-FC26-04NT41763, June 29, 2010. The report isavailable onDOEwebsite.Dr.Sarunac
isinventorof the coal dryingtechnologyandwasa chief designerof the systemimplementedat
Great RiverEnergy’sCoal CreekStation,ND.In2010, the projectwonthe award forthe BestCoal-
FiredProjectof the yearin the international competitionorganizedbyPOWER-GEN International.
Dr. Sarunac remainsactivelyinvolvedinglobal marketingactivitiesof the coal dryingtechnology.
3. Sarunac, N.and Si,Fengqi,“Developmentof the Artificial Neural NetworkModel andDetermining
Optimal Combinationsof BoilerOperatingSettings:A FeasibilityStudyforLa SpeziaUnit3”,
PreparedforCESI Ricerca,Italy,December2008.
4. Sarunac, N.,“FeasibilityStudy:Integrationof aLow-Temperature Coal DryingSystemintoaCoal-
to-LiquidsPlant”,Confidential letterreporttoGRE, 2008.
5. Sarunac, N.,“FeasibilityStudy:Integrationof aLow-Temperature Coal DryingSystemintoan
Oxyfuel PowerCycle”,Confidential letterreporttoVattenfal R&DandGRE, 2008.
6. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury
Monitors”,Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the 2007 CEM Conference,Zurich,Switzerland,
September2007.
7. Sarunac, N.,“ArmstrongProject:EvaluationandComparisonof U.S.andEU Reference Methods
for Measurementof Mercury,HeavyMetals,PM2.5 andPM10 EmissionsfromFossil-FiredPower
Plants– Final Report”,Preparedforthe consortiumof US utilitycompanies,U.S.Environmental
ProtectionAgency,The ItalianMinistryof EconomicDevelopment,andThe Institute for
EnvironmentandSustainabilityof the JointResearchCentre,ERCReport07-400-03-04, February
2007. Availableonthe US EPA website.The resultshelpedEPA tofinalize Reference Method30b
(CFR40).
8. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “CombustionOptimizationDemonstrationReport”,Preparedfor
CESI RICERCA and ENEL, ERC Report07-400-04-06, April 2007.
9. Romero,C.E.,Sarunac,N., Moreno,Ricardo, Bilirgen,Harun,andYao Zheng, “Combustion
Optimizationof Pdte.AdolfoLopezMateosUnit1”, PreparedforCentrode IngenieriayDesarrollo
Industrial (CIDES),Mexico,ERCReport07-400-08-10, April 2007.
10. Sarunac, N.,“Lignite Fuel Enhancement - Final Technical ReportforPhase 1,DOE AwardNumber:
DE-CF26-04NT41763, SubmittedtoGRE, ERC Report07-500-01-01, February7th 2007.
11. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,Sale,J.W.,“Detuningof BraytonPointUnits2 and 3”, Submittedto
DominionEnergy,March2006.
12. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen, H.andCaram, H.,“Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce WaterConsumed
inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants –Final Report”,DOE AwardNumber:DE-CF26-03NT41729,
SubmittedtoDOE/NETL,March 2006.
13. Sarunac, N.,“Multivariate Principal ComponentAnalysisforEarlyDetectionof BoilerSlagging”,
SubmittedtoAlleghenyEnergy,August2006.
14. Simpson,D.and Sarunac,N.,“Analysisof DepositionSamplesRemovedfromthe PrimarySHT,
Economizer,andAPHat Coal CreekStation”,LetterreporttoGRE, November2006.
15. Romero,C.E., Bilirgen,H.,andSarunac,N.: “Mercury EmissionsControl atBraytonPointStation -
BoilerOperationModification”,PreparedforBraytonPointStation,February2005.
16. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.,Agarwal,H.and Eswaran,S.: “Mercury Emissions Control at
BraytonPointStation - ActivatedCarbonInjection”,PreparedforBraytonPointStation,February
2005.
17. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E.K.,“Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce Water ConsumedinPulverizedCoal
PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodOctober1, 2004 to December31, 2004", Prepared
for DOE, DOE AwardNumberDE-FC26-03NT41729, March 2005.
18. Levy,E. K.,Zhang,W., Sarunac, N.:“FluidizedBedDryingof ColumbiaStationCoal:Part2 -
ComputerSimulations”,PreparedforAlliantEnergyCorporation,March2005.
19. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen,H.andCullin,M.:“Use of Coal Drying to Reduce WaterConsumed
inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodJanuary1,2005 to March 31,
2005”, PreparedforDOE, DOE AwardNumber DE-FC26-03NT41729, April 2005.
20. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen,H.andCullin,M.:“Use of Coal Drying to Reduce WaterConsumed
inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodJanuary1,2005 to March 31,
2005, Appendix(ContainsProprietaryandConfidential Information)”,PreparedforDOE,DOE
AwardNumberDE-FC26-03NT41729, April 2005.
21. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.:“CombustionOptimizationof BridgeportHarborUnit 3",
PreparedforPSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,May2005.
22. Sarunac, N.:“Modelingof East BendAirPreheaterstoDetermine CEATValue Requiredto
Minimize FoulingbySulfuricAcidDepositionandReduce HeatRate Penalty”,Preparedfor
Cinergy,May2005.
23. Sarunac, N.,“Analysisof CEMData: SpurlockUnit2", Internal ERC Report,June 2005.
24. Sarunac, N.,Bian,X.:”BoilerOP:Stand-AloneOn-LinePenaltyBox forBridgeportUnit3:
InstallationandUse Instructions”,submittedtoPSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,
September2005.
25. Sarunac, N.:”SootblowingOptimizationof BridgeportHarborUnit3 - Final Report”, submittedto
PSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,September 2005.
26. Sarunac, N,Bian,X.,Zhang. W., “IntelligentSootblowingAdvisorforBridgeportUnit3:Installation
and Use Instructions”,submittedto PSE&GPower,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,September
2005.
27. Sarunac, N.and Sale,J.W., “DominionEnergyPossumPointUnit5Main CondenserandCooling
TowerPerformance Review”,submittedtoDominionEnergy,November2005.
28. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “OpacityImprovementsatBridgeportUnit3,Final Reportfor Phase
1", submittedtoPSE&G inSeptember2004.
29. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H,andSarunac,N. “2004 Ozone SeasonNOx Tuningof Brayton Point
StationUnits1, 2 and 3”, SubmittedtoUSGenNew EnglandinJuly2004.
30. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E. and Bilirgen,H.,“CombustionTuningof BraytonPointUnit3",
SubmittedtoUSGenNewEnglandinDecember2004.
31. Sarunac, N.,“PADO-LehighUniversityProposal,CommentsonParametricTests”,submittedto
Metso AmericainSeptember2004.
32. Sarunac, N.,“Boiler,Cycle andOverall unitOptimization”,submittedtoMetsoAmericain
September2004.
33. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N andZhang,W., “Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce WaterConsumed in
PulverizedCoal PowerPlants”,QuarterlyReportstoDOE,DOE AwardNumberDE-FC26-
03NT41729.
34. Sarunac, N.,“Performance Analysisof aPrototype Coal Dryer”SubmittedtoGRE inMarch 2004.
35. Numerouse-mailreportstothe GRE DesignTeam, January-July,2004,such as: “Commentsonthe
FirstStage Performance”,“Effectof Tube SpacingonFBD Performance”,“CommentsonFBD
Controls”,“MethodsforControllingRelativeHumidityof MoistAirLeavingthe Dryer”,“Reviewof
ExistingPatentsonCoal Drying,Parts1 and2", andmany others.
36. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“CloverStationAirPreheaterModelingforAmmoniumBisulfate
and SulfuricAcidFoulingStudy”,PreparedforDominionPower,December2003.
37. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “Developmentof anIntelligent SootblowingAdvisorforCoal-Fired
Boilers,Phase I:Software Development”,Final ReportforProjectSponsors,March2003.
38. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “CombustionOptimizationof St.ClairUnit6 - Final Report",
Preparedforthe DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReportNumber02-400-06-08, May 2002.
39. Sarunac, N.,“OperatingExperience withaStokerAirFoil atthe BinghamtonUniversityNumber1
Generator- Final Report”,Preparedforthe New YorkState EnergyResearchandDevelopment
Authority(ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98),ERC Report02-400-09-12, June 2002.
40. Sarunac, N.,“OperatingExperience withaStokerAirFoil atthe BinghamtonUniversityNumber1
Generator- Final Report,Confidential Technical Supplement”,Preparedforthe New YorkState
EnergyResearchand DevelopmentAuthority(ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98),June 2002.
41. Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.and Li,X., “Feasibilityof UsingOperatingDatafromSt. ClairUnit 6 to
DevelopNeural NetworkMethodsforthe On-LineBoilerOPOperatingAdvisor”,Preparedforthe
DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReport02-400-18-23, November12, 2002.
42. Conn,R., Romero,C.E., Dubrovich,M.,Sarunac, N.,“ CombustionOptimizationof Trenton
Channel Unit9", Preparedforthe DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReportNumber01-400-08-08, July
2001.
43. Conn,R., Romero,C.E., Sarunac,N., “CombustionOptimizationof Monroe Unit4", Preparedfor
the DetroitEdisonCompany,May 2001.
44. Sarunac, N.,andR. Conn,“Determinationof Causesof APHFoulingatNebraskaCityStation”,
Preparedforthe Omaha PublicPowerDistrict,ERCReportNumber00-400-21-28, September
2000.
45. Romero,C.E., Conn,R., Sarunac,N. ”CombustionOptimizationof BraytonPointUnit3", Prepared
for the PG&E GeneratingCompany,ERCReportNumber00-400-16-21, September2000.
46. Sarunac, N.,“Stack FlowMeasurementAccuracyImprovementatPotomacRiver”,Preparedfor
PEPCO,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber99-400-01-01, January1999.
47. Sarunac, N.“StokerCombustionAirfoil Development,LaboratoryTestingforthe Vibrating Grate
StokerDesign”ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98, PreparedforNYSEG, May 1999.
48. Sarunac, N.“Analysisof StackTraverse Data at PSE & G’s Mercer Unit 1 Stack andS-Probe
Calibration”,Preparedforthe PSE&GCompany,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber 99-400-
08-10, July1999.
49. Sarunac, N., ”CombustionOptimizationof BelleRiverUnit1", Preparedforthe DetroitEdison
Company,EnergyResearchReportNumber99-400-10-13, August1999.
50. Sarunac, N.,“StokerCombustionAirFoil Development:FieldTestingat New YorkState University
at Binghamton”,ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98, PreparedforNYSEG,Energy ResearchCenter
Report99-400-15-18, November1999.
51. Sarunac, N.,“CEM FlowMeasurementImprovement:Eddystone 1,3 & 4, andCromby 1 Stacks",
preparedforPECO,EnergyResearchCenterReport,December1999.
52. Sarunac, N.,“CEM FlowAccuracyat PEPCO’sC4 andC5 Units”,PreparedforPEPCO,December
1998.
53. Sarunac, N.,“AcidDepositioninNanticoke APH”,PreparedforOntarioPowerGeneration,
December1998.
54. Sarunac, N.“Impact of the LTO SystemonUtilityBoilerPerformance”,Preparedforthe BOC
Gases,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-03-04, October1998.
55. Sarunac, N.,Eldredge,T.,Levy,E.K.,Bilirgen,H.“ Stack Flow MeasurementAccuracy
ImprovementatMorgantownUnit2", Preparedforthe Potomac ElectricPowerCompany,Energy
ResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-15-19, July1998.
56. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data
Report,TU ElectricDeCordovaSteamElectricStation,Volume I:TestDescriptionandAppendix A
(Data DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April1998.
57. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data
Report,TU ElectricLake HubbardSteam ElectricStation,VolumeI:TestDescriptionandAppendix
A (Data DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April
1998.
58. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data
Report,G.P.U.Genco HomerCityStation,Volume I:TestDescriptionandAppendix A (Data
DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April 1998.
59. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac, “EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Draft
FindingsReport”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April 1998.
60. Sarunac, N.,“BoilerOPTestingatR. P. SmithUnit4", Preparedforthe AlleghenyPowerCompany,
Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-07-09, February1998.
61. Sarunac, N.,“Effectof UpstreamDisturbancesonFlow MeasurementAccuracyinthe Consolidated
EdisonSteamDistributionSystem”,Preparedforthe ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof New York,
Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-02-02, January 1998.
62. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,“NOx MinimizationTestingatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”,
Preparedforthe Cooperative Power,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber97-400-04-06,
November1997.
63. Sarunac, N.,“Effectof Coal Drying onUnit Performance andOperation”,Preparedforthe
Cooperative Power,EnergyResearchCenterReport,October1997.
64. Sarunac, N.,“Performance Analysisof R.P.SmithUnit4", Preparedforthe AlleghenyPower
System,EnergyResearchCenterReport97-400-14-17, May 1997.
65. Sarunac, N.,Yilmaz,A.,Bilirgen,H.,Levy,E.K.,“Laboratory Testingof the SMG-10, Rotorprobe,
DirtyAir Probe andModifiedASMEMethod”,Preparedforthe GPU Genco,EnergyResearch
CenterReport96-400-27-38, October1996.
66. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“ParametricTestingof NOx EmissionsandUnit
Performance atPepco’sMorgantownUnit2, Preparedforthe PotomacElectricPowerCompany,
EnergyResearchCenterReport96-500-03-17, March 1996.
67. Sarunac, N.,“StokerBoilerCombustionAirFoil,Resultsof FieldTestingatHicklingUnit2", Energy
ResearchCenterReport,June 1996.
68. Sarunac, N.,“A Reviewof CommerciallyAvailable InstrumentationandEmergingTechnologiesfor
UnburnedCarbonMeasurement”,Preparedforthe OntarioPowerGeneration,EnergyResearch
CenterReport96-400-19-24, May 1996.
69. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,Sale,J.W.,“CorrosionandPluggingAnalysisof the Baghouse Seal Air
Systemat the TU ElectricBigBrown Station”,PreparedforResearch-Cottrell,EnergyResearch
CenterReport96-400-17-20, April 1996.
70. Levy,E. K.,D’Agostini,M.,Sarunac,N.,Phahler,J.,“COEmissionLevelsinBoilers”,Preparedfor
the PennsylvaniaElectricCompany,EnergyResearchCenterReport96-400-01-01, January 1996.
71. Sarunac, N.,Roche,J.,Romero,C.E., “BrunnerIslandStack Flow Data Analysis”,Preparedfor
PP&L,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber96-400-08-90, January 1996.
72. Schmidt,T.,Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,“An Assessmentof SMG-10 MeasurementAccuracyand Coal
Pipe Balance atCampbell StationUnit1", Preparedforthe PennsylvaniaElectricCompany,Energy
ResearchCenterReport95-400-15-26, July1995.
73. Sarunac, N.“Assessmentof the ConsolidatedEdisonSteamSystem”,Preparedforthe
Consolidated EdisonCompanyof New York,Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber94-400-
05-12, April 1995.
74. Phahler,J.,Schmidt,T.,Sarunac,N.,and Barthelson,S.,“Evaluationof BoilerInstrumentationat
PotomacRiverUnit 4", Preparedforthe PotomacElectricPowerCompany,EnergyResearch
CenterReportNumber95-500-01-05, January 1995.
75. D’ Agostini,M.,Sarunac,N.,Lee,P.,“Analysisof the Thermal andSulfuricAcidDeposition
Characteristicsof HarrisonStation’sTri-SectorRegenerativeAirPreheaters”,Energy Research
CenterReportNumber94-400-10-21, June 1994.
76. Sarunac, N.,Sarunac,R., and Zhang,Z.,"Developmentof the Intake ManifoldandSuctionScoop
Systemforthe Dual-FlowScreenConfiguration",EnergyResearchCenterReportNovember94-
500-12-23, June 1994.
77. Sarunac, N.,andBarthelson,S.,"PredictionandAnalysisof PressureLossesinthe StackandHP
and LP BoilerFluesatthe ConsolidatedEdison74thStreetStation",December1994.
78. Sarunac, N.,“JennisonHumidificationStudy”,EnergyResearchCenter Report,94-400-15-35,
August1994.
79. Sarunac, N.,andZhang, Z.,"Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaGeneratingStation,Phase III:
Optimizationof Astoria'sUnits4and 5 Chlorine InjectionSystem",EnergyResearchCenterReport
No.94-500-13-24, June 1994.
80. Guida,V.,Sarunac, N.,Zhang,Z.,Remenar,J.,and Zeroka,D.,"Control of Mussel Foulingatthe
AstoriaPowerPlant,Phase II:Chlorine MinimizationStudy - Continuation",EnergyResearch
CenterReportNumber94-500-07-10, March 1994.
81. Sarunac, N.,Guida,V.,Weisman,R.,andZhang,Z., "Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaPower
Plant- Phase II",Final Reportpreparedforthe ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof New York,Inc.,
EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-500-21-39, 1993.
82. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“Coal Pipe BalancingandMeasurements”,Preparedfora
Consortiumof ElectricUtilityCompanies,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-400-17-26,
July,1993.
83. Sarunac, N.and Eskenazi,D.,"HEATRT - PC Software forPerformance Analysisof PulverizedCoal
Boilers,A Guide tothe HEATRT Application",EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-500-23-
46, 1993.
84. Yilmaz,A.,andSarunac, N.,"Heat TransferCharacteristicsof aTubularAir Preheater,"Energy
ResearchCenterReportNumber92-400-24-34, December1992.
85. Sarunac, N.,"DickersonUnit1 Air PreheaterPerformance Test,"EnergyResearchCenterReport
Number92-400-6-8, April 1992.
86. Sarunac, N.,andZhang, Z.,“Effectof Flow andTemperature StratificationsonThermal
Performance of aRegenerative AirPreheater”,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber92-400-7-
9, February1992.
87. Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,andLeopold,D.,"The Effectof Rotational Speedof aRegenerative Air
PreheateronItsPerformance,"EnergyResearchCenterReport,September1991.
88. Sarunac, N.,Kehat,E.,and Warnock,A. S.,“Experimental Determinationof Structural Integrityof
Natural Gas Meters”,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber91-400-10-12, April 1991.
89. Sarunac, N.,andLevy,E. K., "Analysisof Effectsof Type of Fuel andRotational Speedon
Performance of DickersonUnit1 AirPreheater,"EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber91-400-
14-18, July1991.
90. Sarunac, N.,“Possible Causesof SuddenDropsinBoilerBoosterPumpandMainBoilerFeedPump
SuctionPressure atthe BrandonShoresPowerPlant”,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber90-
400-9-11, March 1990.
91. Sarunac, N.,“Technical Evaluationof a100 kW MicrogenGas Turbine Package”,EnergyResearch
CenterReportNumber90-400-16-23, May 1990.
92. Sarunac, N.,“PreliminaryAssessmentof MethodsforImprovingPerformance of aLiquidRing
VacuumPump”,PerformedforPublicService ElectricandGasCompany,EnergyResearchCenter
Report90-400-4-4, January1990.
93. Sarunac, N.,"Effectof Fuel Moisture ContentonUnitPerformance,"Preparedforthe Potomac
ElectricPowerCompany,EnergyResearchCenter,LehighUniversity,ReportNumber89-400-09-
11, June 1989.
94. Sarunac, N.,"Effectof BoilerCasingLeakage onPerformance of GoudeyUnit8,"PreparedforNew
York State Electricand Gas Company,ReportNo.89-400-08-10, EnergyResearchCenter,Lehigh
University,June 1989.
95. Sarunac, N.,andLevy,E. K., "RPHMT (AirPreheaterMetal Temperature Code) Version1.1,User's
Guide forMainframe ComputerApplications,"EPRIProject1681/2153, April 1989.
96. Sarunac, N.,andLevy,E. K., "STACK - A ComputerCode forDeterminingthe Performance of a
PulverizedCoal FiredPowerPlantbythe OUTPUT/LOSSMethod,Version1.1,"EPRI Project
1681/2153, April 1989.
97. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and D'Agostini,M.,"Recommendationtothe PotomacElectricPower
CompanyonOperationof MorgantownUnit 2," Preparedforthe PotomacElectricPower
Company,ReportNumber89-500-01-01, EnergyResearchCenter,LehighUniversity,1989.
98. Sarunac, N.,Warnock,A. S.,and Guida,V.G., "Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaPower
Plant,"Preparedforthe ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof New York,Inc.,ReportNo.89-400-03-
05, EnergyResearchCenter,LehighUniversity,September1988.
99. Levy,E. K.,Munukutla,S.,and Sarunac,N.,"PowerPlantPerformance Monitoringand
Improvement,Volume 4: BoilerOptimization,Section4: Performance Testing,"EPRICS/EL-4415,
Projects1681/2153, December1987.
100. Levy,E. K.,and Sarunac,N., "PowerPlantPerformance MonitoringandImprovement,Volume 4:
BoilerOptimization,Section5: Heat Rate ImprovementMethods,"EPRICS/EL-4415, Projects
1681/2152, December1987.
101. Sarunac, N.,“Evaluationof Lossesfromthe ExtractionPipestothe ExhaustSteam”,Performedfor
the PotomacElectricPowerCompany,December1987.
102. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,“EngineeringEvaluationof the HunterRotaryGasifier/Combustor”,Final
Report,U.S. Departmentof Energy,GrantNo. DE-FG01-85CE 15242, EnergyResearchCenter
Report87-500-2-14A, October1987.
103. Levy,E. K.,and Sarunac,N., “EngineeringEvaluationof the HunterRotaryGasifier/Combustor”,
Final Report(Non-ProprietaryVersion),U.S.Departmentof Energy,GrantNo.DE-FG01-85CE
15242, EnergyResearchCenterReport87-500-2-14B, October 1987.
104. Sarunac, N., andLevy,E. K., "HEATRT - A Computational Model forthe Analysisof the Effectsof
Fireside Parametersonthe Performance of aCoal FiredPowerPlant,User'sGuide forMainframe
ComputerApplications”,EPRIProject1681/2153, October,1986.
105. Sarunac, N., "Evaluationof Lossesfromthe ExtractionPipestothe ExhaustSteam,"Preparedfor
the PotomacElectricPowerCompany,ERC ReportNumber87-400-17-20, December1987.

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Sarunac_Publications_R1_2016_7122016

  • 1. July2016 Publications and Technical Reports Nenad Sarunac, Ph. D. 610-653-9119, nsarunac@uncc.edu Journal Publications 1. NenadSarunac,CharlesW. Bullinger,MarkNess, SandraBroekema,andYe Yao, “Effectof Coal BeneficiationonEfficiencyof AdvancedPCCPowerPlants”, tobe publishedin Journal of Energy and PowerEngineering. 2. NenadSarunac,CharlesW. Bullinger,andMark Ness,“FourYearsof OperatingExperience with DryFiningTM Fuel EnhancementProcessatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”, Journal of Energyand PowerEngineering, Vol 9,June 2015, ISSN 1934-8975, DavisPublishing,July2015. 3. NenadSarunac,Mark Ness,CharlesW.Bullinger,“Improvingthe Efficiencyof PowerPlantsFiring High-Moisture Coal”,CORNERSTONE,Volume3Issue 1, Spring2015, pp54-58. The article was alsotranslatedtoMandarin. (CORNERSTONEisofficialjournal of WorldCoal IndustryandWorld Coal Association), Spring2015. 4. CharlesBullinger,GreatRiverEnergy,andNenadSarunac, “CleanandDry”, PublishedinJulyissue of WorldCoal (WorldCoal is the magazine forthe global coal industry),PalladianPublications,Ltd, July2015. 5. NenadSarunac,Mark NessandCharlesBullinger,“Improve PlantEfficiencyandReduce CO2 EmissionsWhenFiringHigh-Moisture Coals”,POWER,Volume158, No.11,November2014, pp 36- 41. PublishedbyAccessIntelligence.(BusinessandTechnologyforthe Global Generation Industry),2014 6. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartIII”,Published inCoal PowerMagazine,April 1,2011. 7. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartII”,Publishedin Coal PowerMagazine,February1, 2011. 8. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Improvingthe Performance of BoilerAuxiliaries,PartI”,Publishedin Coal PowerMagazine,December1,2010. 9. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartIII”,Coal Power Magazine,August1, 2010 (secondmostreadarticle). 10. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartII”,PublishedinCoal PowerMagazine,June 1,2010. 11. NenadSarunac,“Power101: Flue Gas Heat RecoveryinPowerPlants,PartI”,PublishedinCoal PowerMagazine,April 1,2010 (thirdmostread article).
  • 2. 12. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.,Sarunac,N.,andKennedy,J.,“AnOn-Site ProcessforRemovingMoisture fromLow-RankCoal”,PublishedinCoal PowerMagazine,April 16,2010. 13. Sarunac N.,LevyE. K., Ness.M.,Bullinger,C.,Mathews,J.P.,andHalleck,P.’“A novel fluidized beddryingand densitysegregationprocessforupgradinglow-rankcoals”.Publishedin International Journal of Coal PreparationandUtilization,Volume 29,Number6,2009. (Collaborative effortbetweenLehighUniversity’sEnergyResearchCenterandEnergy&Mineral Engineering&The EMS Energy Institute,The PennsylvaniaState University,UniversityPark.) 14. Sarunac, N.,“It’sthe law,now what?”,ISA InTech magazine,May2008 issue,pp38-40. 15. Sarunac, N.,“Mercury Measurement”Publishedinthe August2007 issue of the PowerMagazine, August1, 2007. 16. Sarunac, N.,“ExpertSystemsOptimize BoilerPerformance,ExtendPlantLife”,Publishedinthe OctoberIssue of the PowerMagazine,October1, 2007. 17. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,and Bilirgen,H.:A review of techniquestoimprove measurementaccuracyinpowerplantreportedemissionsof NOx andSO2",IngenieriaMecanica, TechnologiaYDesarrollo,pp.215-223, Volume 1,Number6, March 2005. 18. Romero,C.E., Li, Y., Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.AndLevy,E. K.:“Modificationof boileroperating conditionsformercuryemissionsreductionsincoal-firedutilityboilers”,Fuel,Vol85,pp. 204-212, 2005. Conference Papers 1. NenadSarunac,CharlesBullinger,MarkNess,andYe Yao, “Effectof Coal Beneficiationon Efficiencyof AdvancedPCCPowerPlants”,1st Workshopon HELE Coal-FiredPowerPlant,Tokyo, Japan,May 23 to 25, 2016. 2. Ye Yao, EdwardK. Levy, XingchaoWang,NenadSarunac,and Mark Ness,“ Low Temperature DryingProcessImprovesHeatRate and Water Balance forPowerPlants”,41st International Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal andFuel Systems,Clearwater,FL June 5 to 9, 2016. 3. NenadSarunac,“OptionsforImprovingEfficiencyof ExistingCoal-FiredPowerPlants”, 40th International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,Clearwater,FLMay 31 to June 4, 2015. 4. NenadSarunacand Mark Ness,“Beneficiationof High-Moisture CoalsforImproved Performance and ReducedEmissions”,40th International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems, Clearwater,FLMay 31 to June 4, 2015 5. CharlesBullinger,MarkNess,Michael BriggsandNenadSarunac,“Four Years of Operating Experience withDryFiningTM Fuel EnhancementProcessatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”,39th International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,June 1-5, 2014
  • 3. 6. NenadSarunacand Mark Ness,“Beneficiationof High-Moisture CoalsforImproved Performance and ReducedEmissions”,39th International Technical Conference onCleanCoal andFuel Systems, Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2014, June 2-6, 2013, June 3-7, 2012 7. Sarunac, N.,“EfficiencyImprovementof ExistingFossil-FiredPowerPlant –No RegretPathwayto Immediate ReductioninCO2 Emissions”,Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the 35th International Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal andFuel Systems,June 6 - 10, 2010, Clearwater,FL. 8. Bullinger,C.W.,Ness,M.,Dombrowski,K.,Sarunac,N.,Archer,G.,Gollakota,S.,Chang,R., Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the PowerPlantAirPollutantControl “MEGA”Symposium, August 30 – September2,2010, Baltimore,MD. 9. Sarunac, N.,“RecoveryandUtilizationof Heatfromthe Flue Gas forImprovedPowerPlant Performance andAvailabilityandReductioninCO2 Emissions”, 26th Annual International PittsburghCoal Conference,September21-24,2009, Pittsburgh,PA 10. Levy,E. K., “Sarunac, N.,and Romero,C.E., “OpportunitiesforHeatRate ReductionsinExisting Coal-FiredPowerPlants:A StrategytoReduce CarbonCapture Costs”,SeventhAnnual Conference on CarbonCapture and Sequestration,DOE/NETL,May5-8, 2008. 11. Sarunac, N., “OpportunitiesforImprovingEfficiencyandReducingEmissionsfromExistingFossil- FiredPowerPlants - AnUpdate”, Proceedingsof the 33rd International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2008. 12. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E.K.,Bullinger,C.andNess,M.,“A Low-Temperature Coal DryingProcess ProvidesDryFeedtoa Coal-to-LiquidsPlant,ImprovesPerformance of aSupercritical Pulverized Lignite-FiredPowerPlant,andIncreasesValue of WashedHigh-Moisture IllinoisCoals”, Proceedingsof the 33rd International Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL, June 1-5, 2008. 13. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac,N.,“On-Site Coal Beneficiation forOff-SiteUse”, Proceedings of the 33rd International Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5,2008. 14. Ifwer,K.,Jens,W.,Sarunac,N.,Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.andHohne,O.,“Air/NitrogenLignite Dryer as an Alternative toaSteamDryerin a PowerPlantUsingOxyfuel TechniqueforCO2 Capture”, 33rd International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization”,Clearwater,FL,June 1-5, 2008. 15. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Romero,C.E., “OpportunitiesforHeatRate ReductionsinExisting Coal-FiredPowerPlants:A StrategytoReduce CarbonCapture Costs”, 7th Annual Conference on CarbonCapture and Sequestration –DOE/NETL”,May 5-8, 2008. 16. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury Monitors”, Proceedingsof the 2007 CEM Conference,Zurich,Switzerland,September2007. 17. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury Monitors”, 100th Air& Waste ManagementAssociationAnnual Conference,Pittsburgh,PA,June 26-29, 2007.
  • 4. 18. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac, N. “One yearof OperatingExperience withPrototype FluidizedBedCoal Dryerat Coal CreekGeneratingStation”, Proceedingsof the 32nd International Technical ConferenceonCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007. 19. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercury Measurement,Part1: ContinuousandSemi-ContinuousMonitors”, Proceedingsof the 32nd International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007. 20. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano, D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercury Measurement,Part2: SorbentTraps”, Proceedingsof the 32nd International TechnicalConference on Coal Utilization,Clearwater,FL,June 10-15 2007. 21. Sarunac, N.,Ness,M.and Bullinger,C.,“One yearof OperatingExperience withPrototype FluidizedBedCoal Dryerat Coal CreekGeneratingStation”, Proceedingsof the 3rd International Technical ConferenceonCleanCoal Technologies,Cagliari,Sardinia,Italy,May15-17, 2007. 22. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercuryMonitors”, Proceedingsof the 3rd International Technical Conference onCleanCoal Technologies,Cagliari, Sardinia,Italy,May15-17, 2007. 23. Sarunac, N.,Ryan,J.,and Schakenbach,J.,“FieldExperience withMercuryMonitors”, 31st StationarySource SamplingandAnalysisforAirPollutantsConference”,HiltonHeadIsland,SC, March 18-23, 2007. 24. Sarunac, N.and Sale,J.W., “SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”, EPRI2007 Heat Rate ImprovementConference,Charlotte,NC,January24-26, 2007. 25. Ness,M.,Bullinger,C.,andSarunac,N., “UtilizingWaste HeatRecovery toDry Lignite for EnhancedEfficiencyandEnvironmental Performance”, 4th Annual StackEmissionsSymposium, Clearwater,FL,July27-27, 2006. 26. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.andSarunac,N., “Coal CreekFluidizedBedCoal Dryer:“Performance Improvement,EmissionsReduction,andOperatingExperience”, Proceedingsof the 31st International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,May 21- 25, 2006. 27. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,Sale,W.S.,Bian,X.,Zhang,W., Clements,B.,Pomalis,R.,Cilinski,M., Johnson,T.,Bokowski,J.,Micu,C.,and Andrews,C.,“SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”, Proceedingsof the 31st International Technical ConferenceonCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems, ClearwaterFL,May 21-25, 2006, alsopresentedatthe 6th IntelligentSootblowingWorkshop, organizedbyEPRI,May 16-17, 2006. 28. Sarunac, N,Bilirgen,H,Levy,E.K.,and Sale,J.W., “OpportunitiesforImprovingEfficiencyof Coal- FiredPowerPlants”, Proceedingsof the 31st International Technical Conference onCoal Utilization and Fuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,May 21-25, 2006. 29. Sarunac, N.,Sale,J.W.,Bian,X.,Zhang,W., Cilinski,M.,Johnson,T.,andBokowski,J.,“Sootblowing OptimizationforOpacityControl”,The EPA,DOE,EPRI,andA&WMA PowerPlantAirPollutant “Mega” Symposium,August28-31,2006, Baltimore,MD.
  • 5. 30. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Bilirgen,H.,“Operational andEnvironmental Benefitsof Pre-Drying Low RankCoalsUsing PowerPlantWaste Heat”, 20th WesternFuelsConference,Denver, Colorado,October24-26, 2006. 31. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOptimization:FieldExperience”,Preparedforthe 20th WesternFuelsConference,Denver,Colorado,October24-26, 2006. 32. Boshu,H., Cao,Y., Romero,C.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.,Agarwal,H.,and Pan,W. Comparisonand Validationof OHMand SCEMMeasurementsforFull-ScaleCoal-FiredPowerPlantChemical EngineeringCommunications,Journal papersubmitted inJune,2006. 33. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.and Bilirgen,H.:“Comprehensive ApproachtoPerformance ImprovementandEmissionsReductionona400 MW Tangentially-FiredBoiler:Part1 - Combustion Optimization”, Proceedingsof the 30th International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005. 34. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,andBilirgen,H.:“ComprehensiveApproachtoPerformance ImprovementandEmissionsReductionona400 MW Tangentially-FiredBoiler:Part2 - ESP Performance ImprovementandSootblowing Optimization”, Proceedingsof the 30th International Technical ConferenceonCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005. 35. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E. K., “Impact of Coal DryingonPowerPlantefficiency,Operationsand Emissions”, Proceedingsof the 30th International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,ClearwaterFL,April 2005. 36. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.:“The Impactof Dryingon Low Rank Coal Fired PowerPlants”, Upgrading Low RankCoalsSymposium - 2005 Coal Prepand Aggregate ProcessingExhibitionandConference, LexingtonKY,May 2005. 37. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., and Bilirgen,H.:“CombustionOptimizationof an Ultra Low-NOx Tangentially-FiredBoiler”, 22nd Annual International PittsburghCoal Conference,PittsburghPA, September2005. 38. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,“Operational andEnvironmental Benefitsof RetrofittingaLow RankCoal- FiredPowerPlantwithaCoal Drying Systems”, 22nd Annual International PittsburghCoal Conference,PittsburghPA,September2005. 39. Romero,C.E., Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.and Levy,E. K.,“Mercury EmissionsControl UsingBoiler OperationsModifications - WithandWithoutActivatedCarbon”, 22nd Annual International PittsburghCoal Conference,PittsburghPA,September2005. 40. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOperation:The LastOptimizationFrontier”, Proceedingsof the 29th International Conference onCoal Utilization&Fuel Systems,Clearwater, Florida,April 18-22, 2004. 41. Levy,E. K.,Caram, H, Gu Feng,ZhengYao, ZhangWei and Sarunac, N.,“FluidizedBedCoal Drying at Low Temperatures”, Proceedingsof the 29th International Conference onCoal Utilization&Fuel Systems,Clearwater,Florida,April 18-22,2004.
  • 6. 42. Sarunac, N.and Mancini,R.,“CombustionAirFoil ImprovesPerformanceandReducesEmissions of Stoker-FiredBoilers”,presentedbyMr.Mark Freemanof NETL at the Workshopon Industrial Boilers,June 2004, Beijing,PR of China,June 2004. 43. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SootblowingOptimization”, 5th EPRI IntelligentSootblowing Workshop,Nashville,TN,June 15-16, 2004. 44. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E.K.,“Coal DryingImprovesPerformance andReducesEmissions”, 13th EPRI Heat Rate ImprovementConference inBirmingham, AL.,January2003. 45. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.and Bilirgen,H.,“SootblowingOptimizationinCoal-FiredUtilityBoilers”, 2003 EPRI HeatRate ImprovementConference inBirmingham, AL.,January2003. 46. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“SensorandControl ChallengesforImprovedCombustionControl, Proceedingsof the 28th International Conference onCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL.,March 2003. 47. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“CombinedOptimizationforNOx Emissions,Unit HeatRate,and SlaggingControl withCoal-FiredBoilers”, Proceedingsof the 28th InternationalConferenceonCoal Utilization,Clearwater,FL.,March 2003. 48. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E. and Bilirgen,H.,“SootblowingOptimizationHelpsReduce Emissions fromCoal-FiredUtilityBoilers”, 2003 CombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl Mega Symposium,Washington,D.C.,May2003. 49. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.and Romero,C.E.,“CombustionOptimization:PartI,Methodologyand Tools”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003. 50. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.and Romero,C.E.,“CombustionOptimization:PartII,Results of Field Studies”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003. 51. Sarunac, N.,Romero, C.E., Shan,J.,Bian, X.,Pomalis,R.,Clements,B.R.,Henrikson,J.,Cylvwa,W. and Luk,J., “SootblowingOptimization:PartI – Methodology,InstrumentationandDetermination of SectionCleanliness”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference,Vancouver,B.C., September2003. 52. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Shan,J.,Bian, X.,Pomalis,R.,Clements,B.R.,Henrikson,J.,Cylvwa,W. and Luk,J., “SootblowingOptimization:PartII – SootblowerCharacterizationandImplementation of an IntelligentSootblowingAdvisor”, 2003 International CombustionCanadaConference, Vancouver,B.C.,September2003. 53. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,and Bilirgen,H.,“FactorsAffectingCEMMeasurement Accuracy and Recommendations forImprovement”, 2003 International CombustionCanada Conference,Vancouver,B.C.,September2003. 54. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.,“SootblowingOptimizationandIntelligentSootblowing”, 4th IntelligentSootblowingWorkshop,Houston,Tx,March2002. 55. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “NOx and BoilerPerformance Issuesfromthe Utilizationof Eastern Bituminousand PRBCoal Blends”, Proceedingsof the 27th International Technical Conferenceon Coal UtilizationandFuel Systems,Clearwater,FL.,March 4-7, 2002.
  • 7. 56. Bullinger,C.,Ness,M.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K., “Coal DryingImprovesPerformance andReduces Emissions”, Proceedingsof the 27th International Technical Conference onCoal UtilizationandFuel Systems,Clearwater,FL.,March 4-7, 2002. 57. Romero,C.E.,Sarunac,N., Levy,E.K.and Bilirgen, H.,“TechniquestoImprove Measurement Accuracy inPowerPlantReportedEmissions”, ISA Meeting,Chicago,2002. 58. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,and Weston,W.C. “Anatomyof a Successful Combustion OptimizationProject”,The USEPA/DOE/EPRICombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl Symposium:“The MegaSymposium”,August20-23,2001, Chicago,IL. 59. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Conn,R. and Levy,E. K,“CombustionOptimizationforNOx Control with SlaggingConstraints”,The USEPA/DOE/EPRICombinedPowerPlantAirPollutantControl Symposium:“The MegaSymposium”,August20-23,2001, Chicago,IL. 60. Sarunac, N.Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.,Sale,J. W.,and Batug, J.“NOx and SO2 ReductionbyAccurate EmissionsReporting”,EPRI’sCEMUser Group Meeting, Charlotte,NorthCarolina,May16-18, 2001. 61. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., and Levy,E. K.,“F-FactorMethod forHeat Rate Improvementandits Characteristics”,EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,February2001, Dallas,Texas. 62. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,and Levy,E. K.,“Impactsof CombustionOptimizationonPowerPlant Heat Rate”,EPRI HeatRate ImprovementConference,February2001, Dallas,Texas. 63. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,Luk,J., Chan,K.C.,Kho,S.,Frank, A.,and Benaissa,B.“Combustion Optimizationof aLoad-FollowingBoilerwithFlue GasRecirculationCapabilities.” IJPGC2000- 15057, 2000 International JointPowerGenerationConference,Miami Beach,FL. 64. Romero,C.E., Sarunac, N.,and Levy,E. K. “FieldResultsfromApplicationof BoilerOPtoUtility Boilers.”FirstAnnual JointISA POWID/EPRI/DOEInstrumentationandControlsConference,San Antonio,TX,2000. 65. Levy,E. K.,Eldredge,T.,Romero,C.E., and Sarunac,N.,“I & C EnhancementsforLow NOx Boiler Operation”,POWID/EPRISymposium,June 14-18,1999, St. Petersburg,FL. 66. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E., Levy,E. K.et al.,”Performance Optimizationof R. P. SmithUnit4", EPRI 1998 Heat Rate ImprovementConference,Baltimore,MD,September1998. 67. Cramer,C., Williams,S.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K.,“Applicationof BoilerOPtoUtilityBoilers:Field Results”, EPRI1998 NOx ControlsforUtilityBoilersWorkshop”,Baltimore,Maryland,August1998. 68. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,Miles,J.,Eldredge,T.,Steele,S.,Williams,S.,“BoilerOP:Intelligent Software forCombustionOptimization”,POWER-GEN International ‘96Conference,Orlando,FL, December1996. 69. Maines,P.,Schnetzler,D.,Bilmanis,A.,Williams,S.,Eskenazi,D.,Schmidtt,Eldredge,T.,Sarunac, N.,and Levy,E. K., "CombustionOptimization of Low NOx Burnersat PEPCO'sMorgantown Station",EPRI/EPA JointSymposiumonStationaryCombustionNOx Control,KansasCity,MO,May 1995.
  • 8. 70. Yilmaz,A.,Pechulis,M.,D’Agostini,M.,Levy,E.K.,Sarunac, N.,“Cold-EndAcidCondensationin TubularAirPreheaters”,1995 International JointPowerGenerationConference. 71. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Schnetzler,D.,Williams,S.,Leyse,R.,andPetrill,E.,“On-LineContinuous Unit HeatRate MeasurementUsingEPRIPlantMonitoringWorkstation”,EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Baltimore,Maryland,May1994. 72. Sarunac, N.,"Integrationof MacrobiofoulingControl MethodsintoanEffective Macrobiofouling Control Strategy",EPRICondenserSeminarandTechnologyConference,St.Petersburg,FL, October1993. 73. Sarunac, N."AdvancedMacrobiofoulingControl MethodsandTheirPotential forImproving CoolingSystemPerformance",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Birmingham, AL, November1992. 74. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,etal.,"On-Line Performance MonitoringUsingthe Output/Loss MeasurementSystem",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Birmingham, AL,November 1992. 75. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,Levy,E.K.,“Comparisonbetweenthe Output/LossandBoiler/Turbine Cycle Efficiency(BTCE) Results”,EPRIIndustryAdvisory CommitteeGroupMeeting,Denver,Co, August1992. 76. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Cramer,D., "On-Line Measurementof UnitPerformance UsingUltrasonic Stack FlowandCarbon-In-AshMonitors",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Scottsdale, AZ,May 1991. 77. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,D'Agostini,M.,etal.,"On-Line Monitoringof UnburnedCarbon",EPRI Heat Rate ImprovementConference,Scottsdale,AZ,May1991. 78. Sarunac, N.,Eskenazi,D.,Levy,E.K.,Curran, R.,“On-Line Measurementof UnitPerformance by the Output/LossMethod”,EPRIIndustryAdvisoryCommittee,Washington,D.C.,December1991. 79. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Williams,S.,andCramer,D.,"A Comparisonof TechniquesforOn-Line Monitoringof Unit HeatRate of Coal FiredBoilers,"International Joint PowerGeneration Conference,Boston,MA,October1990. 80. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,and Leyse,R.,"Commentsonthe Use of BoilerEfficienciestoDetermine Unit HeatRate," InternationalJointPowerGenerationConference,Boston,MA,October1990. 81. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,D’Agostini,M.,Tileman,J.,Yilmaz,A.,“The Effectof Rotational Speedof an AirPreheateronitsPerformance andMetal Temperature Distributions”,EPRIIndustryAdvisory Committee,WashingtonD.C.,October1990. 82. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K., D’Agostini,M.,Curran,R.,“The On-Line Measurementof Flue GasFlow Rate bythe UltrasonicAnemometeratMorgantownUnit2", EPRI IndustryAdvisoryCommittee, Washington,D.C.,October1990.
  • 9. 83. Leyse,R.,Williams,S.,Sarunac,N.,Levy,E.K.,“RecentExperience withOutput/Loss:On-Line Measurementsof UnitHeatRate”, EPRIConference onEffectsof Coal QualityonPowerPlants, September1990, St. Louis,MS. 84. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Crim, H. G., andLeyse,R.,"Performance Optimizationof PulverizedCoal Boilers,"EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,Knoxville,TN,September1989. 85. Eskenazi,D.,D'Agostini,M.,Levy,E.K.,Sarunac, N.,Cramer,D., and Valverde,J.,"On-Line Monitoringof UnburnedCarbon",EPRIHeat Rate ImprovementConference,Knoxville,TN, September1989. 86. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Bayat,F., Fernandes,J.,Williams,S.,andPowell,P.,"A Reporton Progressinthe BoilerProgram",EPRIHeat Rate ImprovementConference,May10-12, 1988, Richmond,VA. 87. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,Crim, H. G., Schnetzler,D.,Cramer,D.,andLeyse,R.,"New DevelopmentsinFiresideInstrumentation",EPRIHeatRate ImprovementConference,May10-12, 1988, Richmond,VA. 88. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Crim,H. G., Leyse,R.,Lamont,J.,“Output/Loss:A New Methodfor MeasuringUnitHeat Rate”, JointASME/IEEEPowerGenerationConference,October1987, Miami Beach,FL. 89. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,“Two Dimensional Numerical HeatTransferAnalysisof aRotating RegenerativeHeatExchanger”,NationalHeatTransferConference,Pittsburgh,PA,August1987. 90. Sarunac, N.,Neti,S.,Levy,E.K.,“DevelopingTurbulentFlow andHeatTransferinAxiallyRotating RectangularDucts”,ASME WinterAnnual Meeting,Anaheim, CA,December1986. 91. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Neti,S.,“Effectof BodyForceson TurbulentFlow Structure ina Heated AxiallyRotatingRectangularDuct”,ASME WinterAnnual Meeting,Anaheim, CA,December1986. 92. Sarunac, N.,Levy,E. K.,Neti,S.,“DirectMeasurementof Unit HeatRate by the Output/Loss Method”,EPRI PowerPlantPerformance MonitoringandSystemDispatchImprovement Workshop,WashingtonD.C.,November1986. SelectedTechnical Reports: 1. Sarunac, N.,andRomero,C.E.,“Use of Waste Heat and CO2 CompressionHeattoReduce Penalty due to Post-CombustionCO2 Capture”,NYSERDA PON 1193, Agreement11139, Published:March 2012. 2. Bullinger,C.W.,andSarunac, N.,“Lignite Fuel Enhancement –Final Technical Report”,DOEAward NumberDE-FC26-04NT41763, June 29, 2010. The report isavailable onDOEwebsite.Dr.Sarunac isinventorof the coal dryingtechnologyandwasa chief designerof the systemimplementedat Great RiverEnergy’sCoal CreekStation,ND.In2010, the projectwonthe award forthe BestCoal- FiredProjectof the yearin the international competitionorganizedbyPOWER-GEN International. Dr. Sarunac remainsactivelyinvolvedinglobal marketingactivitiesof the coal dryingtechnology.
  • 10. 3. Sarunac, N.and Si,Fengqi,“Developmentof the Artificial Neural NetworkModel andDetermining Optimal Combinationsof BoilerOperatingSettings:A FeasibilityStudyforLa SpeziaUnit3”, PreparedforCESI Ricerca,Italy,December2008. 4. Sarunac, N.,“FeasibilityStudy:Integrationof aLow-Temperature Coal DryingSystemintoaCoal- to-LiquidsPlant”,Confidential letterreporttoGRE, 2008. 5. Sarunac, N.,“FeasibilityStudy:Integrationof aLow-Temperature Coal DryingSystemintoan Oxyfuel PowerCycle”,Confidential letterreporttoVattenfal R&DandGRE, 2008. 6. Sarunac, N.,Cipriano,D.,Ryan,J.,Schakenbach,J.,andR. Deza,“FieldExperience withMercury Monitors”,Publishedinthe Proceedingsof the 2007 CEM Conference,Zurich,Switzerland, September2007. 7. Sarunac, N.,“ArmstrongProject:EvaluationandComparisonof U.S.andEU Reference Methods for Measurementof Mercury,HeavyMetals,PM2.5 andPM10 EmissionsfromFossil-FiredPower Plants– Final Report”,Preparedforthe consortiumof US utilitycompanies,U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,The ItalianMinistryof EconomicDevelopment,andThe Institute for EnvironmentandSustainabilityof the JointResearchCentre,ERCReport07-400-03-04, February 2007. Availableonthe US EPA website.The resultshelpedEPA tofinalize Reference Method30b (CFR40). 8. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “CombustionOptimizationDemonstrationReport”,Preparedfor CESI RICERCA and ENEL, ERC Report07-400-04-06, April 2007. 9. Romero,C.E.,Sarunac,N., Moreno,Ricardo, Bilirgen,Harun,andYao Zheng, “Combustion Optimizationof Pdte.AdolfoLopezMateosUnit1”, PreparedforCentrode IngenieriayDesarrollo Industrial (CIDES),Mexico,ERCReport07-400-08-10, April 2007. 10. Sarunac, N.,“Lignite Fuel Enhancement - Final Technical ReportforPhase 1,DOE AwardNumber: DE-CF26-04NT41763, SubmittedtoGRE, ERC Report07-500-01-01, February7th 2007. 11. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E.,Sale,J.W.,“Detuningof BraytonPointUnits2 and 3”, Submittedto DominionEnergy,March2006. 12. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen, H.andCaram, H.,“Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce WaterConsumed inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants –Final Report”,DOE AwardNumber:DE-CF26-03NT41729, SubmittedtoDOE/NETL,March 2006. 13. Sarunac, N.,“Multivariate Principal ComponentAnalysisforEarlyDetectionof BoilerSlagging”, SubmittedtoAlleghenyEnergy,August2006. 14. Simpson,D.and Sarunac,N.,“Analysisof DepositionSamplesRemovedfromthe PrimarySHT, Economizer,andAPHat Coal CreekStation”,LetterreporttoGRE, November2006. 15. Romero,C.E., Bilirgen,H.,andSarunac,N.: “Mercury EmissionsControl atBraytonPointStation - BoilerOperationModification”,PreparedforBraytonPointStation,February2005.
  • 11. 16. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.,Agarwal,H.and Eswaran,S.: “Mercury Emissions Control at BraytonPointStation - ActivatedCarbonInjection”,PreparedforBraytonPointStation,February 2005. 17. Sarunac, N.and Levy,E.K.,“Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce Water ConsumedinPulverizedCoal PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodOctober1, 2004 to December31, 2004", Prepared for DOE, DOE AwardNumberDE-FC26-03NT41729, March 2005. 18. Levy,E. K.,Zhang,W., Sarunac, N.:“FluidizedBedDryingof ColumbiaStationCoal:Part2 - ComputerSimulations”,PreparedforAlliantEnergyCorporation,March2005. 19. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen,H.andCullin,M.:“Use of Coal Drying to Reduce WaterConsumed inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodJanuary1,2005 to March 31, 2005”, PreparedforDOE, DOE AwardNumber DE-FC26-03NT41729, April 2005. 20. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,Bilirgen,H.andCullin,M.:“Use of Coal Drying to Reduce WaterConsumed inPulverizedCoal PowerPlants - QuarterlyReportforthe PeriodJanuary1,2005 to March 31, 2005, Appendix(ContainsProprietaryandConfidential Information)”,PreparedforDOE,DOE AwardNumberDE-FC26-03NT41729, April 2005. 21. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.:“CombustionOptimizationof BridgeportHarborUnit 3", PreparedforPSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,May2005. 22. Sarunac, N.:“Modelingof East BendAirPreheaterstoDetermine CEATValue Requiredto Minimize FoulingbySulfuricAcidDepositionandReduce HeatRate Penalty”,Preparedfor Cinergy,May2005. 23. Sarunac, N.,“Analysisof CEMData: SpurlockUnit2", Internal ERC Report,June 2005. 24. Sarunac, N.,Bian,X.:”BoilerOP:Stand-AloneOn-LinePenaltyBox forBridgeportUnit3: InstallationandUse Instructions”,submittedtoPSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation, September2005. 25. Sarunac, N.:”SootblowingOptimizationof BridgeportHarborUnit3 - Final Report”, submittedto PSE&G Power,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,September 2005. 26. Sarunac, N,Bian,X.,Zhang. W., “IntelligentSootblowingAdvisorforBridgeportUnit3:Installation and Use Instructions”,submittedto PSE&GPower,LLC,BridgeportGeneratingStation,September 2005. 27. Sarunac, N.and Sale,J.W., “DominionEnergyPossumPointUnit5Main CondenserandCooling TowerPerformance Review”,submittedtoDominionEnergy,November2005. 28. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “OpacityImprovementsatBridgeportUnit3,Final Reportfor Phase 1", submittedtoPSE&G inSeptember2004. 29. Romero,C.E.,Bilirgen,H,andSarunac,N. “2004 Ozone SeasonNOx Tuningof Brayton Point StationUnits1, 2 and 3”, SubmittedtoUSGenNew EnglandinJuly2004. 30. Sarunac, N.,Romero,C.E. and Bilirgen,H.,“CombustionTuningof BraytonPointUnit3", SubmittedtoUSGenNewEnglandinDecember2004.
  • 12. 31. Sarunac, N.,“PADO-LehighUniversityProposal,CommentsonParametricTests”,submittedto Metso AmericainSeptember2004. 32. Sarunac, N.,“Boiler,Cycle andOverall unitOptimization”,submittedtoMetsoAmericain September2004. 33. Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N andZhang,W., “Use of Coal Dryingto Reduce WaterConsumed in PulverizedCoal PowerPlants”,QuarterlyReportstoDOE,DOE AwardNumberDE-FC26- 03NT41729. 34. Sarunac, N.,“Performance Analysisof aPrototype Coal Dryer”SubmittedtoGRE inMarch 2004. 35. Numerouse-mailreportstothe GRE DesignTeam, January-July,2004,such as: “Commentsonthe FirstStage Performance”,“Effectof Tube SpacingonFBD Performance”,“CommentsonFBD Controls”,“MethodsforControllingRelativeHumidityof MoistAirLeavingthe Dryer”,“Reviewof ExistingPatentsonCoal Drying,Parts1 and2", andmany others. 36. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E.,“CloverStationAirPreheaterModelingforAmmoniumBisulfate and SulfuricAcidFoulingStudy”,PreparedforDominionPower,December2003. 37. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “Developmentof anIntelligent SootblowingAdvisorforCoal-Fired Boilers,Phase I:Software Development”,Final ReportforProjectSponsors,March2003. 38. Sarunac, N.and Romero,C.E., “CombustionOptimizationof St.ClairUnit6 - Final Report", Preparedforthe DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReportNumber02-400-06-08, May 2002. 39. Sarunac, N.,“OperatingExperience withaStokerAirFoil atthe BinghamtonUniversityNumber1 Generator- Final Report”,Preparedforthe New YorkState EnergyResearchandDevelopment Authority(ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98),ERC Report02-400-09-12, June 2002. 40. Sarunac, N.,“OperatingExperience withaStokerAirFoil atthe BinghamtonUniversityNumber1 Generator- Final Report,Confidential Technical Supplement”,Preparedforthe New YorkState EnergyResearchand DevelopmentAuthority(ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98),June 2002. 41. Bilirgen,H.,Sarunac,N.and Li,X., “Feasibilityof UsingOperatingDatafromSt. ClairUnit 6 to DevelopNeural NetworkMethodsforthe On-LineBoilerOPOperatingAdvisor”,Preparedforthe DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReport02-400-18-23, November12, 2002. 42. Conn,R., Romero,C.E., Dubrovich,M.,Sarunac, N.,“ CombustionOptimizationof Trenton Channel Unit9", Preparedforthe DetroitEdisonCompany,ERCReportNumber01-400-08-08, July 2001. 43. Conn,R., Romero,C.E., Sarunac,N., “CombustionOptimizationof Monroe Unit4", Preparedfor the DetroitEdisonCompany,May 2001. 44. Sarunac, N.,andR. Conn,“Determinationof Causesof APHFoulingatNebraskaCityStation”, Preparedforthe Omaha PublicPowerDistrict,ERCReportNumber00-400-21-28, September 2000. 45. Romero,C.E., Conn,R., Sarunac,N. ”CombustionOptimizationof BraytonPointUnit3", Prepared for the PG&E GeneratingCompany,ERCReportNumber00-400-16-21, September2000.
  • 13. 46. Sarunac, N.,“Stack FlowMeasurementAccuracyImprovementatPotomacRiver”,Preparedfor PEPCO,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber99-400-01-01, January1999. 47. Sarunac, N.“StokerCombustionAirfoil Development,LaboratoryTestingforthe Vibrating Grate StokerDesign”ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98, PreparedforNYSEG, May 1999. 48. Sarunac, N.“Analysisof StackTraverse Data at PSE & G’s Mercer Unit 1 Stack andS-Probe Calibration”,Preparedforthe PSE&GCompany,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber 99-400- 08-10, July1999. 49. Sarunac, N., ”CombustionOptimizationof BelleRiverUnit1", Preparedforthe DetroitEdison Company,EnergyResearchReportNumber99-400-10-13, August1999. 50. Sarunac, N.,“StokerCombustionAirFoil Development:FieldTestingat New YorkState University at Binghamton”,ProjectNumber4657-ERTER-ER-98, PreparedforNYSEG,Energy ResearchCenter Report99-400-15-18, November1999. 51. Sarunac, N.,“CEM FlowMeasurementImprovement:Eddystone 1,3 & 4, andCromby 1 Stacks", preparedforPECO,EnergyResearchCenterReport,December1999. 52. Sarunac, N.,“CEM FlowAccuracyat PEPCO’sC4 andC5 Units”,PreparedforPEPCO,December 1998. 53. Sarunac, N.,“AcidDepositioninNanticoke APH”,PreparedforOntarioPowerGeneration, December1998. 54. Sarunac, N.“Impact of the LTO SystemonUtilityBoilerPerformance”,Preparedforthe BOC Gases,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-03-04, October1998. 55. Sarunac, N.,Eldredge,T.,Levy,E.K.,Bilirgen,H.“ Stack Flow MeasurementAccuracy ImprovementatMorgantownUnit2", Preparedforthe Potomac ElectricPowerCompany,Energy ResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-15-19, July1998. 56. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data Report,TU ElectricDeCordovaSteamElectricStation,Volume I:TestDescriptionandAppendix A (Data DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April1998. 57. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data Report,TU ElectricLake HubbardSteam ElectricStation,VolumeI:TestDescriptionandAppendix A (Data DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April 1998. 58. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Data Report,G.P.U.Genco HomerCityStation,Volume I:TestDescriptionandAppendix A (Data DistributionPackage)”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April 1998. 59. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac, “EPA Flow Reference MethodTestingandAnalysis:Draft FindingsReport”,Preparedforthe U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency,April 1998. 60. Sarunac, N.,“BoilerOPTestingatR. P. SmithUnit4", Preparedforthe AlleghenyPowerCompany, Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-07-09, February1998.
  • 14. 61. Sarunac, N.,“Effectof UpstreamDisturbancesonFlow MeasurementAccuracyinthe Consolidated EdisonSteamDistributionSystem”,Preparedforthe ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof New York, Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber98-400-02-02, January 1998. 62. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,“NOx MinimizationTestingatCoal CreekGeneratingStation”, Preparedforthe Cooperative Power,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber97-400-04-06, November1997. 63. Sarunac, N.,“Effectof Coal Drying onUnit Performance andOperation”,Preparedforthe Cooperative Power,EnergyResearchCenterReport,October1997. 64. Sarunac, N.,“Performance Analysisof R.P.SmithUnit4", Preparedforthe AlleghenyPower System,EnergyResearchCenterReport97-400-14-17, May 1997. 65. Sarunac, N.,Yilmaz,A.,Bilirgen,H.,Levy,E.K.,“Laboratory Testingof the SMG-10, Rotorprobe, DirtyAir Probe andModifiedASMEMethod”,Preparedforthe GPU Genco,EnergyResearch CenterReport96-400-27-38, October1996. 66. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“ParametricTestingof NOx EmissionsandUnit Performance atPepco’sMorgantownUnit2, Preparedforthe PotomacElectricPowerCompany, EnergyResearchCenterReport96-500-03-17, March 1996. 67. Sarunac, N.,“StokerBoilerCombustionAirFoil,Resultsof FieldTestingatHicklingUnit2", Energy ResearchCenterReport,June 1996. 68. Sarunac, N.,“A Reviewof CommerciallyAvailable InstrumentationandEmergingTechnologiesfor UnburnedCarbonMeasurement”,Preparedforthe OntarioPowerGeneration,EnergyResearch CenterReport96-400-19-24, May 1996. 69. Sarunac, N.,D’Agostini,M.,Sale,J.W.,“CorrosionandPluggingAnalysisof the Baghouse Seal Air Systemat the TU ElectricBigBrown Station”,PreparedforResearch-Cottrell,EnergyResearch CenterReport96-400-17-20, April 1996. 70. Levy,E. K.,D’Agostini,M.,Sarunac,N.,Phahler,J.,“COEmissionLevelsinBoilers”,Preparedfor the PennsylvaniaElectricCompany,EnergyResearchCenterReport96-400-01-01, January 1996. 71. Sarunac, N.,Roche,J.,Romero,C.E., “BrunnerIslandStack Flow Data Analysis”,Preparedfor PP&L,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber96-400-08-90, January 1996. 72. Schmidt,T.,Levy,E. K.,Sarunac, N.,“An Assessmentof SMG-10 MeasurementAccuracyand Coal Pipe Balance atCampbell StationUnit1", Preparedforthe PennsylvaniaElectricCompany,Energy ResearchCenterReport95-400-15-26, July1995. 73. Sarunac, N.“Assessmentof the ConsolidatedEdisonSteamSystem”,Preparedforthe Consolidated EdisonCompanyof New York,Inc.,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber94-400- 05-12, April 1995. 74. Phahler,J.,Schmidt,T.,Sarunac,N.,and Barthelson,S.,“Evaluationof BoilerInstrumentationat PotomacRiverUnit 4", Preparedforthe PotomacElectricPowerCompany,EnergyResearch CenterReportNumber95-500-01-05, January 1995.
  • 15. 75. D’ Agostini,M.,Sarunac,N.,Lee,P.,“Analysisof the Thermal andSulfuricAcidDeposition Characteristicsof HarrisonStation’sTri-SectorRegenerativeAirPreheaters”,Energy Research CenterReportNumber94-400-10-21, June 1994. 76. Sarunac, N.,Sarunac,R., and Zhang,Z.,"Developmentof the Intake ManifoldandSuctionScoop Systemforthe Dual-FlowScreenConfiguration",EnergyResearchCenterReportNovember94- 500-12-23, June 1994. 77. Sarunac, N.,andBarthelson,S.,"PredictionandAnalysisof PressureLossesinthe StackandHP and LP BoilerFluesatthe ConsolidatedEdison74thStreetStation",December1994. 78. Sarunac, N.,“JennisonHumidificationStudy”,EnergyResearchCenter Report,94-400-15-35, August1994. 79. Sarunac, N.,andZhang, Z.,"Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaGeneratingStation,Phase III: Optimizationof Astoria'sUnits4and 5 Chlorine InjectionSystem",EnergyResearchCenterReport No.94-500-13-24, June 1994. 80. Guida,V.,Sarunac, N.,Zhang,Z.,Remenar,J.,and Zeroka,D.,"Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaPowerPlant,Phase II:Chlorine MinimizationStudy - Continuation",EnergyResearch CenterReportNumber94-500-07-10, March 1994. 81. Sarunac, N.,Guida,V.,Weisman,R.,andZhang,Z., "Control of Mussel Foulingatthe AstoriaPower Plant- Phase II",Final Reportpreparedforthe ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof New York,Inc., EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-500-21-39, 1993. 82. Group of AuthorsincludingN.Sarunac,“Coal Pipe BalancingandMeasurements”,Preparedfora Consortiumof ElectricUtilityCompanies,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-400-17-26, July,1993. 83. Sarunac, N.and Eskenazi,D.,"HEATRT - PC Software forPerformance Analysisof PulverizedCoal Boilers,A Guide tothe HEATRT Application",EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber93-500-23- 46, 1993. 84. Yilmaz,A.,andSarunac, N.,"Heat TransferCharacteristicsof aTubularAir Preheater,"Energy ResearchCenterReportNumber92-400-24-34, December1992. 85. Sarunac, N.,"DickersonUnit1 Air PreheaterPerformance Test,"EnergyResearchCenterReport Number92-400-6-8, April 1992. 86. Sarunac, N.,andZhang, Z.,“Effectof Flow andTemperature StratificationsonThermal Performance of aRegenerative AirPreheater”,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber92-400-7- 9, February1992. 87. Sarunac, N.,D'Agostini,M.,andLeopold,D.,"The Effectof Rotational Speedof aRegenerative Air PreheateronItsPerformance,"EnergyResearchCenterReport,September1991. 88. Sarunac, N.,Kehat,E.,and Warnock,A. S.,“Experimental Determinationof Structural Integrityof Natural Gas Meters”,EnergyResearchCenterReportNumber91-400-10-12, April 1991.
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