American Flame Research Committee (AFRC) Symposium

September 21 – September 23, 2026

Salt Lake City Marriott University Park
Salt Lake City, UT

2026 Schedule of Events

Monday, September 21st 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026
7:00 am
Continental Breakfast OPEN
7:00 am
REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00 am
OPENING REMARKS Presented by:
  • Dave Schalles, Bloom Engineering Co. Inc.
  • Jamal Jamaluddin, AFRC Symposium Chairman
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
DAY 1: MORNING PRESENTATIONS
1 Industrial Ammonia Burner Development: Combustion Testing, Modeling and Path to Prototype Readiness Presented by:
  • Rex Isaacs, Zeeco
  • Chris Montgomery, Zeeco
2 Decarbonizing Reheating Furnaces: Low-NOx Burner Solutions for 0–100 % Hydrogen Operation Presented by:
  • Sébastien Caillat, Fives Stein
3 Evaluation of a 3D Printed Burner System for Hydrogen-enriched Fuel Flexibility in Industrial Process Heating Presented by:
  • Mukul Tomar, GTI Energy
4 CFD-Based Performance Evaluation and Design Development of Hot Oxygen Burner Reformers for Syngas Generation Presented by:
  • Dave Wang, Reaction Engineering International
5 CFD Simulation of a Porous Radiant Burner Operated on Flexible Gaseous Fuel Mixtures Presented by:
  • Mingyi Liang, Convergent Science
6 CFD Exploration of an Industrial Reheating Furnace Retrofit for Improved Efficiency Presented by:
  • Chenn Zhou, Purdue University Northwest
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
DAY 1: AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS
7 Stability Analysis of an Industrial Flare Presented by:
  • Andreas Rauch, Exponent
8 High Fidelity Multi Physics Modeling in Industrial Multi Point Ground Flares for Reliability Improvement Presented by:
  • Ian Fischer, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering
  • Tommy Arnold, Zeeco, Inc.
9 Mechanisms of the “Banana Effect” in Non‑Flowing Risers within Multi‑Flare Stack Configurations Presented by:
  • Akimasa Suzuki, JGC Corporation
10 Employing the Water Gas Shift and Sulfur Equilibrium Constants for the Spreadsheet Design of Staged Combustion Systems Presented by:
  • Kevin McQuigg, 3T Combustion LLC
11 Heater Operation Improvement Though Vapor Phase Iron Scale Removal in Fuel Gas Systems Presented by:
  • Breanna Busker, Refined Technologies, Inc
12 CFD-Based Design and Field Validation of an Ultra-Low-NOx Enclosed Flare System for Low-Pressure Waste Gas Applications Presented by:
  • Venky Iyer, ClearSign Technologies
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
AFRC BUSINESS MEETING
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SYMPOSIUM DINNER
Wednesday, September 23rd 2026
7:30 am
REGISTRATION OPEN
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
DAY 2: MORNING PRESENTATIONS
13 Equipment-Level Variability in Transient Methane Emissions across Industrial and Commercial Scale End-Use Systems Presented by:
  • Mukul Tomar, GTI Energy
14 An Investigation of Low NOx Fuel-flexible Porous Radiant Burner Presented by:
  • Umar Ikhwan Mohd Rozaiddin, West Virginia University
16 Predicting Flame Stabilization and Major Species Profiles in the HYLON (HYdrogen Low NOx) Phase 2 Burner Using Autonomous Meshing and Detailed Chemistry Presented by:
  • Mattia Sulis, Convergent Science
17 Multi-Scale CFD Modeling of a Fuel-Flexible Regenerative Burner for Industrial Furnace Applications Presented by:
  • Chandrachur Bhattacharya, Argonne National Laboratory
18 Prediction of Methane Combustion and Emissions in a Water-heater Burner with an Under-Relaxation Steady Solver and FGM Combustion Model Presented by:
  • Mingyi Liang, Convergent Science
19 Combustion Emissions and Thermal Performance Impacts With Flue Gas Recirculation and High Hydrogen Fuels in Industrial Furnaces Presented by:
  • Brydger Van Otten, Reaction Engineering International
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
DAY 2: AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS
21 Case Studies in Honeywell UOP Callidus CUBP Burners and The Ultra Blue® System Presented by:
  • Kurt Kraus, Honeywell UOP Callidus
22 Review of the June 2025 ExxonMobil Supreme Court Ruling - What are Harmful Flares? Presented by:
  • Troy M. Boley, Spectrum Environmental Solutions LLC
CLOSING REMARKS Presented by:
  • Dave Schalles, Bloom Engineering Co. Inc.
  • Jamal Jamaluddin, AFRC Symposium Chairman

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