Development of the Coal Quality Expert™ - Project Brief [PDF-313KB]
ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., and CQ, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA and Homer City, PA

PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS

• Final Reports
  • Final Report: Development of a Coal Quality Expert [PDF-6.9MB] (June 1998)
• CCT Reports: Project Performance Summaries, Post-Project Assessments, & Topical Reports
  • Development of a Coal Quality ExpertT: A DOE Assessment [PDF-1.5MB] (Nov 2000)
• Interim Reports
  • Characterization and Evaluation of the Cleanability of Subbituminous Coals from Powder River Basin [PDF-18.4MB] (June 1993)
  • Coal Cleanability Characterization of Pratt and Utley Seam Coal [PDF-10.1MB] (Aug 1992)
  • Coal Cleanability Characterization of Pratt and Utley Seam Coal, Trace Element Addendum [PDF-10.1MB] (June 1993)
  • Development of a Coal Quality Expert™: Combustion and Fireside Performance Characterization Factors, Topical Report on Coals from Mississippi Power's Watson Station [PDF-6.9MB] (Apr 1993)
  • Development of a Coal Quality Expert™: Combustion and Fireside Performance Characterization Factors, Topical Report on Coals from Public Service of Oklahoma's Notheastern Station [PDF-9.4MB] (July 1992)
  • Coal Characterization of Illinois No. 2, No. 3 & No. 5 Seam Coals [PDF-6.6MB] (July 1992)
  • Coal Characterization of West Kentucky No. 11 Seam Coal [PDF-3.6MB] (Feb 1992)
  • Coal Cleanability Characterization of Croweburg Seam Coal [PDF-2.9MB] (July 1991)
• Environmental Reports
  • The Final Environmental Report is included in the Final Technical Report
  • Final Environmental Monitoring Plan: Development of a Coal Quality Expert [PDF-2.7MB] (July 1990)
• Comprehensive Report to Congress
  • Comprehensive Report to Congress on the Clean Coal Technology Program: Development of the Coal Quality Expert [PDF-1.2MB] (May 1990)
• Related Reports
  • CQET Users Manual

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

• C.D. Harrison, et al.,  "Recent Experiences with the CQET," Fifth Annual Clean Coal Technology Conference, Tampa, Florida, January 1997.
• C.D. Harrison and D.B. Kehoe (CQ Inc.), D.C. O'Connor (Electric Power Research Institute), and G.S. Stallard (Black & Veatch), "CQE: Integrating Fuel Decisions," Fourth Annual Clean Coal Technology Conference: The Global Opportunity, Denver, Colorado, September 1995.
• D.C. O'Connor (Electric Power Research Institute) and S. Stallard (Black & Veatch), "The CQE Project: Producing Innovative Software for Economical Deployment of Coal Technologies," Third Annual Clean Coal Technology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 1994.
• R.W. Borio (ABB Power Plant Laboratories), et al., "The Coal Quality Expert: A Focus on Slagging and Fouling," Proceedings of the Second Annual Clean Coal Technology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1993.
• C.D.Harrison, et al., "Coal Quality Expert: A Powerful New Tool for Coal Burning Utilities to Reduce Emissions and Cost," Eighteenth International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems. Clearwater, Florida, April 1993.
• C.D. Harrison (CQ Inc.), "Coal Quality Expert: Status and Software Specifications," First Annual Clean Coal Technology Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, September 1992.
• D.E. Thornock, R.W. Borio, and A.K. Mehta (ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc.), "Developing a Coal Quality Expert: The Prediction of Ash Deposit Effects on Boiler Performance," Eighth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1991.
• R.J. Evans, A. Armor, R. Row, and C.D. Harrison, "Pre-Combustion Technologies for Power Plant Emissions Control," World Coal Institute Conference, London, England, April 2-5, 1991.
• S. Stallard and A. Mehta (Black and Veatch), "Using EPRI CQIM to Evaluate Acid Rain Strategies," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, St. Louis, Missouri, September 1990.
• P.K.Vitta, S.D. Lowe, D.T. Gallaspy, R.F. Afonso, and N.M. Molino (Southern Company Services, Inc.), "Application and Validation of the Coal Quality Impact Model as Part of the EPRI Coal Quality Monitoring Project," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, St. Louis, Missouri, September 1990.