American Flame Research Committee (AFRC) Symposium

September 30 – October 03, 2024

Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown
Calgary, Alberta Canada
REGISTER TO ATTEND

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SPONSORS

ExxonMobil
Zeeco Inc.
Baker Hughes
Birwelco USA
Honeywell UOP Callidus
Tulsa Heaters

2024 Schedule of Events

Monday, September 30th 2024
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 1st 2024
7:00 am - 5:30 pm
Registration Open
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Day 1: Morning Presentations
1 Effects of Crosswind Turbulence on the Combustion Efficiency of Non-assist Waste Gas Flares
Presented by:
  • Ashray Mohit, University of Michigan
2 Experimentally Validated Data Analytics Method for Gas Flare Combustion Efficiency Monitoring
Presented by:
  • David Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
3 Non-assisted Flare Performance at Low-flow (<100 MSCFD) Conditions
Presented by:
  • Jenna Stolzman, University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering
4 An IoT-Based Multi-Gas Sensor to Identify Flameout Precursors
Presented by:
  • Robert Ian, SensorComm Technologies, Inc.
5 Integrated Approach to Efficiency Improvement in Fired Heaters
Presented by:
  • Amit Gupta, Petro-Chem Development CO., Inc.
6 Field Experience with Extremely Low NOx Burners in High Heat Intensity Heaters
Presented by:
  • Jeff Lewallen, ClearSign Technologies Corporation
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Day 1: Afternoon Presentations
7 Discussion on the viability and robustness of VISR: a mid-wavelength multispectral IR imaging approach
Presented by:
  • Alireza Kaveh, University of Waterloo
8 Characterizing hydrocarbons in flare plumes using a longwave infrared imaging Fourier transform spectrometer
Presented by:
  • Arpan Singh, University of Waterloo
9 Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Combustion Efficiency for Full-size Upstream Flare Experiments
Presented by:
  • Anan Wang, Baker Hughes
  • Raj Venuturumilli, BP Products North America Inc.
3:00 - 4:30 pm
AFRC Business Meeting
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Symposium Dinner
Wednesday, October 2nd 2024
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Open
7:30 - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Day 2: Morning Presentations
10 Assessment of Natural Gas Substitution with Hydrogen on Heat Transfer and NOx Emissions
Presented by:
  • Chaimae Bariki, Air Liquide
11 Improved Flare Emissions Monitoring for Plant Operations
Presented by:
  • Joseph Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
12 Hydrogen Firing in a Tangentially Fired Boiler Burner
Presented by:
  • Kevin Anderson, John Zink Company LLC
13 Advancement in Ultra-Low-NOx-Burner Technology - Next Generation Burner for Hydrogen Firing
Presented by:
  • Todd Grubb, Zeeco, Inc.
14 Results of a Hydrogen Fueled Extremely Low NOx Burner Test Program
Presented by:
  • Matthew A. Martin, ClearSign Technologies Corporation
15 Advanced Hydrogen Burner for Commercial and Industrial Applications
Presented by:
  • Sandeep Alavandi, GTI Energy
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Day 2: Afternoon Presentations
16 Ammonia Flare Testing for the Hydrogen Production Industry
Presented by:
  • Adam Herrington, Zeeco, Inc
17 Low BTU Flare Tip Technology Breakthrough A Key Enable of Net Zero
Presented by:
  • Nunthachai Amarutanon, PTT Exploration and Production Plc
BREAK
18 Regulatory Update for Refinery, Petrochemical, and Upstream Flares
Presented by:
  • Derek Stuck, Spectrum Environmental Solutions
19 Swiss-roll Combustor: A Compact Portable Solution for Addressing the Methane Emissions from Low-production Oil and Gas Sites
Presented by:
  • Patryk Radyjowski , Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
6:00 - 6:00 pm
Dinner on your own
Thursday, October 3rd 2024
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Open
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 am
Keynote
Keynote - Predictivity, Probability, and Decisions
Presented by:
  • Professor Phillip Smith, University of Utah
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Topic-Oriented Technical Meeting: Green Hydrogen: Advances in CFD Simulations of Industrial Hydrogen Flames
20 LES Validation of a Piloted Methane/Air Jet Flame (Sandia D)
Presented by:
  • Joseph Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
21 Practical Applications of CFD in Hydrogen Burner Design for Industrial Furnaces
Presented by:
  • Michal Hradisky, Zeeco, Inc.
22 Exploring Decarbonization of a Steel Reheating Furnace using Simulations of Natural Gas/Hydrogen Fuel Blending
Presented by:
  • Nicholas Walla, Purdue University Northwest
23 Large Eddy Simulations of Hydrogen Burner
Presented by:
  • Daniel Lee
Panel Discussion
Presented by:
  • Joseph Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
12:00 - 12:00 pm
AFRC Symposium Concludes

REGISTER

Registration Fee:
  • $645 per person
Fee includes:
  • Admission to all Symposium sessions
  • AFRC Business Meeting
  • Topic-Oriented Technical Meeting: Green Hydrogen: Advances in CFD Simulations of Industrial Hydrogen Flames
  • Welcome reception on Monday, Sep. 30
  • Lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 01 and Wednesday, Oct. 02
  • Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 01
  • Access to papers online after the Symposium concludes
REGISTER TO ATTEND

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The Venue

Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown
711 4th St. SE Calgary, AB, Canada T2G 1N3
 +15873522020
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Hotel

We have made arrangements for a discounted group rate of $199 CAD at the Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown. Make your hotel reservation directly with the hotel.

Note, rooms are limited at these rates so be sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. Please book your room within our block listed below as it enables us to keep costs low for attendees.

Room Rate

$199 CAD

Reservation Requirements

A credit card is required to guarantee individual reservations when booking.

Hotel Reservation Cutoff

The hotel will offer a discounted group rate until September 5th. Reservations booked thereafter will be on a space and rate availability basis.

Hotel Parking

$35 + tax CAD per day self-parking.

Hotel Cancellation

Reservations must be cancelled at or before 11:00 AM MDT, 72 hours (3 days) prior to arrival to avoid a cancellation penalty.

The hotel cutoff date for reservations at the discounted rate is Thursday, September 5th 2024 .

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Airport

Calgary International Airport (YYC) is approximately 20 km (12.5 miles) from the Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown. Taxis and ride-share options (Uber/Lyft) are the best way to reach the hotel.

YYC is serviced by the following airlines:

  • WestJet
  • Delta
  • Air Canada
  • American Airlines
  • Flair Airlines
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • United