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ERIC G EDDINGS

More information on Eric Eddings may be found on the University of Utah's Faculty Profile Site.

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• Biographical Information.
• Awards & Honors.
• Research.
• Selected Publications.
• Selected Presentations.
• Service & Outreach.

Biographical Information

Curriculum Vitae:

• http://faculty.utah.edu/bytes/curriculumVitae.hml?id=u0097056

Appointments:

• Associate Dean for Research, Department of College Of Engineering, University of Utah, 03/2011 to present.
• Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 07/01/2009 to present.

Regions of Interest

• Central America, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, South America.

 

Awards & Honors

• Rated in Top 15% of Instructors in College of Engineering, College of Engineering (05/2011) .
• Honorary Degree, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Miskolc (09/04/2010) .
• Outstanding Instructor, 2009-2010, Department of Chemical Engineering (04/28/2010) .
• Rated in Top 15% of College of Engineering Instructors , College of Engineering (2008) .
• Outstanding Instructor - 2007-2008, Department of Chemical Engineering (2008) .
• Top 15% of Instructors - Spring 2007, College of Engineering (09/14/2007) .
• Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering (08/16/2007) .
• Commendation for being in top 15% of Instructors in College of Engineering - Fall Semester, 2006, College of Engineering (12/15/2006) .
• Commendation for being in Top 15% of instructors in College of Engineering - Spring Semester, 2006, College of Engineering (05/05/2006) .

 

Research

Research Summary:

Research Keyword:	Interest Level:
Biofuels
Oxyfuel Combustion
Biomass Fuels
Biomass Combustion
Pollutants from Combustion systems
Coal Combustion
Hydrocarbon Fuels
High Temperature Chemistry
Combustion Chemistry
Combustion

 

Selected Publications

• P. Toth, A.B. Palotas, E.G. Eddings, R.T. Whitaker and J.S. Lighty, "A novel framework for the quantitative analysis of high resolution transmission electronmicrographs of soot II. - robust multi-scale nanostructure quantification," Combustion & Flame, 160, 920-932, 2013.
• P. Toth, J.K. Farrer, A.B. Palotas, J.S. Lighty, and E.G. Eddings, "Automated analysis of heterogeneous carbon nanostructures by high-resolution electron microscopy and on-line image processing," accepted for publication, Ultramicroscopy, 2013.
• P. Toth, A.B. Palotas, E.G. Eddings, R.T. Whitaker and J.S. Lighty, "A novel framework for the quantitative analysis of high resolution transmission electronmicrographs of soot I. - improved measurement of interlayer spacing," Combustion & Flame, 160, 909-919, 2013.
• D. Rezaei, Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, K.E. Kelly, E.G. Eddings, R.J. Pugmire, M.S. Solum, J.O.L. Wendt "Near Field Aerodynamic Effects of Pure O2 Injection in Co-Axial Oxy-Coal Turbulent Diffusion Flames," in review, Energy and Fuels, 2012.
• B-H Lee, E.G. Eddings and C-H Jeon, "Effect of Coal Blending Methods with Different Excess Oxygen on Unburned Carbon and NOx Emissions in an Entrained Flow Reactor," Energy & Fuels, 26 (11) 6803-6814, 2012.
• A. Sánchez, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragón, "Procesos para la captura de CO2. Emisión de óxidos de nitrógeno y de azufre durante la oxi-combustión de un carbonizado". Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 36, 115-123, 2012.
• J. Ahn, Ryan Okerlund, A. Fry and E.G. Eddings, Sulfur Trioxide Formation During Oxy-Coal Combustion, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 5, S-1, S127-S135, 2011.
• J. Zhang, K.E. Kelly, E.G. Eddings, and J.O.L. Wendt, CO2 Effects on Near Field Aerodynamic Phenomena in 40kW, Co-Axial, Oxy-Coal, Turbulent Diffusion Flames, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 5, S-1, S47-S57, 2011.
• J. Zhang, K.E. Kelly, E.G. Eddings, J.O.L. Wendt, Ignition in 40kW co-axial turbulent diffusion oxy-coal jet flames, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33, 3375-3382, 2011.
• Y. Okumura, J. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, J.O.L. Wendt, Effect of O2/CO2 Ratio on Fuel-NOx Formation in Oxy-coal Combustion, Journal of Environment and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, 417-430, 2010.
• A. Sanchez, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragon, FTIR on line Monitoring of NO, N2O and CO2 during Oxygen-enriched Combustion of Carbonaceous Material, Energy and Fuels, 24 (9), pp. 4849-4853, 2010.
• A. Santamaria, N. Yang, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragon, Chemical and Morphological Characterization of the Soot Produced in an Inverse Diffusion Flame with Aromatic and Aliphatic fuels, Combustion and Flame, 157, 33-42, 2010.
• C.A. Wight and E.G. Eddings, Science-based Simulation Tools for Hazard Assessment and Mitigation, International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, Vol. 8, Issue 5, pp. 373-389, 2009.
• K. Szemmelveisz, I. Szocs, .B. Palots, L. Winkler and E.G. Eddings, Examination of the Combustion Conditions of Herbaceous Biomass, Fuel Processing Technology, 90, 839-847, 2009.
• H.R. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim and C.K. Westbrook, Fuel Dependence of Benzene Pathways, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32(1), 377-385, 2009.
• L. Huynh, H.R. Zhang, S. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, M. Law, P. Westmoreland and T. Truong, Kinetics of Enol Formation from Reaction of OH with Propene, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113(13), 3177-3185, 2009.
• K.J. Whitty, H.R. Zhang and E.G. Eddings, Pollutant Formation and Control, Ch. 6 in Synthesis Gas Combustion, eds. T. Lieuwen, V. Yang, R. Yetter, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis (2009).
• T.L. Henriksen, G.J. Nathan, Z.T. Alwahabi, N. Qamar, T.A. Ring and E.G. Eddings, Planar measurements of soot volume fraction and OH in a JP-8 pool fire, Combustion and Flame, 156, 1480-1492, 2009.
• H.R. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, C.L. Mayne, Z. Yang and R.J. Pugmire Selection of Surrogates for Jet Fuels, in Combustion Generated Fine Carbonaceous Particles, eds. H. Bockhorn, A. DAnna, A.F. Sarofim, H. Wang, KIT Scientific Publishing (ISBN 978-3-86644-441-6), 2009
• H.R. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, and A.F. Sarofim, Pollutant Emissions from Gasoline Combustion: 1. Dependence on Fuel Structural Functionalities, Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (15), 5615-5621, 2008.
• J.P. Spinti, J.N. Thornock, E.G. Eddings, P.J. Smith and A.F. Sarofim, Heat Transfer to Objects in Pool Fires, in Transport Phenomena in Fires, ed. by M. Faghri and B. Senden, Series: Developments in Heat Transfer, Vol 20, WIT Press, Southampton, U.K., 2008.
• T.L. Henriksen, G.J. Nathan, T.A. Ring and E.G. Eddings, Puffing Frequency and Soot Extinction Correlation in JP8 and Heptane Pool Fires, Combustion Science & Technology, 180, (4), 699-712, 2008.
• H.R. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, and A.F. Sarofim, A Journey from n-Heptane to Liquid Transportation Fuels. 1. The Role of the Allylic Radicals and Its Related Species in Aromatic Precursor Chemistry, Energy and Fuels, 22, 945-953, 2008.
• K.J. Whitty, H.R. Zhang and E.G. Eddings, Emissions from Syngas Combustion, Combustion Science & Technology, 180 (6), 1117 - 1136, 2008.
• A. Santamaria, E.G. Eddings, and F. Mondragon, Effect of ethanol on the chemical structure of the soot extractable material of an ethylene inverse diffusion flame, Combustion and Flame, 151, 235-244, 2007.
• H. Zhang, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, and C.K Westbrook, An Evaluation of the Fuel Consumption Pathways for Normal Heptane in Premixed and Opposed Diffusion Flames, Energy & Fuels, 21, 1967-1976, 2007.
• H. Zhang, E.G. Eddings and A.F. Sarofim, Olefin Chemistry in a Premixed n-Heptane Flame, Energy & Fuels, 21, 677-685, 2007.
• H. Zhang, E.G. Eddings and A.F. Sarofim, Combustion Reactions of Paraffin Components in Liquid Transportation Fuels Using Generic Rates, Combustion Science & Technology, 179 (1-2), 61-89, 2007.
• A. Santamaria, F. Mondragon, W. Quinones, E.G Eddings, A.F Sarofim, Average structural analysis of the extractable material of young soot gathered in an ethylene inverse diffusion flame, FUEL, 86, 1908-1917, 2007.
• N.D. Marsh, I. Preciado, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, A.B. Palotas and J.D. Roberston, Evaluation of Organo-Metallic Fuel Additives for Soot Suppression, Combustion Science & Technology, 179 (5), 987-1001, 2007.
• A. Santamaria, F. Mondragon, A. Mondragon, N.D. Marsh, E.G. Eddings, A.F. Sarofim, FT-IR and 1H-NMR Characterization of the Products of an Ethylene Inverse Diffusion Flame, Combustion & Flame, 146, 5262, 2006.
• W. Ciro, E.G. Eddings and A.F. Sarofim, Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Transient Soot Buildup on a Cylindrical Container Immersed in a Jet Fuel Pool Fire, Combustion Science & Technology, 178:21992218, 2006.

 

Selected Presentations

• E.G. Eddings, Behavior of Mineral Matter During Coal Combustion, Invited Lecture, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hubei Province, China, September 11, 2012.
• E.G. Eddings A. Vance, R. Okerlund, and R. Coates, Overview of a Co-firing Study of Pulverized Coal with Pinion Pine/Juniper Wood, presentation at 3rd Annual Southern Utah Biomass Summit, Beaver, UT, September 18-20, 2012.
• E.G. Eddings A. Vance, R. Okerlund, and R. Coates, Co-firing Pulverized Coal with Pinion Pine/Juniper Wood in Raw, Torrefied and Pyrolyzed Forms, presentation at American Flame Research Committee Fall Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, September 5-7, 2012.
• A. Fry, B. Adams, E. Eddings and T. Fout, "Carbon, Sulfur and Nitrogen Behavior During Pilot-Scale Testing of Oxy-coal Combustion," Power Plant Air Pollutant Control "MEGA" Symposium, Baltimore, MD, August 20-23, 2012.
• P. Toth, A.B. Palotas, J.S. Lighty and E.G. Eddings. ";A Novel Framework for the Quantitative Analysis of High Resolution Transmission Electronmicrographs of Soot". International Sooting Flames Workshop, Warsaw, Poland, July 28-29, 2012.
• E.G. Eddings A. Vance, R. Okerlund, D. Hanks, R. Coates and S. Bell, Comparison of Pinion Pine/Juniper Wood Co-Firing in Raw, Torrefied and Pyrolyzed Forms, presentation at The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, June 3-7, 2012.
• E.G. Eddings W. Ding and K. Gneshin, Underground Coal Thermal Treatment for the Production of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels from Coal, presentation at The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, June 3-7, 2012.
• K. Gneshin, W. Ding, R. Krumm and E.G. Eddings, Hydrocarbon Evolution and Porosity Development in Bituminous Coal Under Conditions that Simulate Underground Coal Pyrolysis, paper presented at The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, June 3-7, 2012.
• A. Snchez, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragn. "Efecto del O2 y CO2 en las emisiones durante oxi-combustin en fase gaseosa". IX Congreso Nacional y IV Internacional de Ciencia y Tecnologa del Carbn y Combustibles Alternativos". Cali, Colombia. November 2011.
• L. Wang and E.G. Eddings, The Fate of Sulfur in Oxy-fired Fluidized Beds," presentation at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16-21, 2011.
• T.A. Ring, H. el-Gendy and E.G. Eddings, Oxy-Coal Combustion Flamelet Dynamics From High-Speed Video Analysis," presentation at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16-21, 2011.
• L. Wang and E.G. Eddings, Application of a Multi-Grain Model: Single Large Coal Particle Oxy-Combustion," presentation at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16-21, 2011.
• A. Snchez, Y. Betancur, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragn. N2O and CO emissions increase due to high CO2 concentration during oxy-char combustion in fluidized bed. International conference on Coal Science and Technology. Oviedo, Spain. September 2011.
• E.G. Eddings, J. Ahn, R. Okerlund and A. Fry, SO3 Emissions in Pilot-scale Oxy-fired Pulverized-coal and Circulating-fluid-bed Test Facilities, presentation at The 2nd International Oxyfuel Combustion Conference, Queensland, Australia, Sept. 12-16, 2011.
• R.L. Coates, B.R. Coates, R. Helleur and E.G. Eddings, Scale-up of a Rotary-Kiln-Based Pyrolysis Process, poster presentation at the International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion Science, Chicago, IL, Sept. 28-30, 2011.
• A. Snchez, E.G. Eddings and F. Mondragn. Nitrogen oxides behavior under oxy-combustion conditions. paper at Seventh Mediterranean Combustion Symposium. Sardinia, Italy, Sept. 11-15, 2011.
• E.G. Eddings and L. Wang, Bench- and Pilot-Scale Fluidized Bed Research on Oxycoal Combustion, presentation at 1st Oxy-fuel CFBC Workshop, University of Ottawa - CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 27-28, 2011.
• L. E. Bool, R. Okerlund and E.G. Eddings, Impact of Selective Oxygen Injection During Oxy-firing of Coal, presentation at The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, June 3-7, 2011.
• E.G. Eddings, J. Ahn, L. Wang, R. Okerlund and A. Fry, Transformations of Fuel Sulfur During Oxy-Coal Combustion, presentation at The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, June 3-7, 2011.
• E.G Eddings, Clean Fuel Technologies to Address Global CO2 Issues, Plenary Lecture, 25th microCAD International Scientific Conference, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary, March 31, 2011.
• E.G. Eddings, J. Ahn, R. Okerlund and A. Fry, SO3 Measurements Under Oxy-Coal Conditions in Pilot-Scale PC and CFB Combustors, presentation at IEAGHG Special Workshop on SO2/SO3/Hg/Corrosion Issues in Oxycoal Combustion Boiler and Flue Gas Processing Units, London, England, Jan. 25-26, 2011.
• E.G. Eddings, L. Wang and J. Ahn, Bench-Scale Fluid Bed Experiments of SO2/SO3 Formation and Sulfur Capture in N2/O2 and CO2/O2 Environments, presentation at IEAGHG Special Workshop on SO2/SO3/Hg/Corrosion Issues in Oxycoal Combustion Boiler and Flue Gas Processing Units, London, England, Jan. 25-26, 2011.
• L. Wang and E.G. Eddings, Sulfur Release and Sulfur Capture in N2/O2 and CO2/O2 under Fluidized Bed Combustion Conditions, presentation at the 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 8-12, 2010.
• J. Ahn, L. Wang, D. Overacker, R. Okerlund and E.G. Eddings, Fate of Sulfur Trioxide Under Oxy-Coal Combustion Conditions, presentation at the 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 8-12, 2010.
• T.A. Ring, J. Zhang, H. el Gendy, J.O.L. Wendt, D.M. Rezaei, K.E. Kelly and E.G. Eddings, High Speed Video Analysis of Oxycoal Combustion in 40kW Coaxial Turbulent Diffusion Flames, paper presented at the 2010 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, October 11-14, 2010.
• D.M. Rezaei, Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, K.E. Kelly, E.G. Eddings, J.O.L. Wendt, The Effect of Coal Composition on Ignition and Flame Stability in Co-axial Oxy-Fuel Turbulent Diffusion Flames, paper presented at the 2010 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, October 11-14, 2010.
• R.L. Coates, E.G. Eddings and B.R. Coates Bio-oil Yields from Pyrolysis in a Novel Rotary Reactor, presentation at the Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products, Ames, IA, Sept. 21-23, 2010.
• C. Scott, F. Derwitsch, D. Fleming, E.G. Eddings, R. Okerlund, B.G. Miller and S.F. Miller, Micro-Crop Combustion: The Effects of Cofiring Pulverized Coal and Processed Micro-Crop Biomass on Feed Handling, Combustion Performance, Emissions, and Ash Characteristics, paper presented at 35th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, June 6-10, 2010.
• J. Ahn, L. Wang, D. Overacker, Ryan Okerlund and E.G. Eddings, SO3 Formation During Oxycoal Combustion, paper presented at 35th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, June 6-10, 2010.
• M. Christie, N. Degenstein, J. Li, B. Kromer, J. Peck, J. Wilson, L. Rosen, M. Shah, R. Kelly, E. Eddings and J. Adams, OTM Based Oxy-fuel Combustion for CO2 Capture, paper presented at 35th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, June 6-10, 2010.
• L.E. Bool and E.G. Eddings, Oxy-coal Combustion in a Laboratory CFB Combustor, paper presented at 35th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, June 6-10, 2010.
• J. Zhang, K.E. Kelly, E.G. Eddings and J.O.L. Wendt, An Experimental Study of Ignition in 40kW Co-Axial Turbulent Diffusion Oxy-Coal Jet Flames, paper presented at 35th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, June 6-10, 2010.
• E.G. Eddings, Oxy-Coal Combustion to Facilitate Carbon Capture, presentation at the International Advanced Coal Technologies Conference, Laramie, WY, June 23-24, 2010.

 

Service & Outreach

Professional service

• Member, Strategic Advisory Board, University of Miskolc, 09/2011
• Member, Engineering Research Council, American Society for Engineering Education, 03/2011
• Session Chair, Annual Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 03/01/2011 to 10/21/2011.
• Session Chair, Annual Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Internal service

• co-Chair, University Seed Grant Committee, 04/2012
• Associate Dean for Research, 03/2011
• Member, Graduate Committee, 07/01/2001

 

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