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Industrial Fuel Flexible Combustion Testbeds at BLAZE – A US National Laboratory Collaboration National Energy Technology Laboratory, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, are establishing and operating cutting-edge, industry-accessible testbed facilities dedicated to fuel-flexible industrial combustion technologies. The facilities will be designed to rigorously evaluate specialized process design and equipment demanded by the large-scale use of blended fuels. The testbeds will house multiple industrially relevant furnace configurations; activities will focus on burner technology over a range of scales, multi-burner flame interactions, safety and sensor accommodation, and materials testing – complemented by model development that can be leveraged for scale-up and adoption. The development of innovative combustion systems will allow industry to employ adaptable heating solutions that strengthen operations by reducing fuel costs, bolster stability by offering fuel-adaptable technologies, and enhance US manufactures competitive advantage in a global market. IHEA's Energy Management webinar series focuses on carbon producing heating processes and provide methods to optimize their efficiency and thereby reduce their carbon emission intensity. Additionally, these webinars cover the various scopes of carbon emissions and the methods to determine your site, or specific equipment, carbon footprint. The available DOE tools and other resources for determining and reducing your carbon footprint will be presented. Overall, this webinar series gives the attendees an excellent overview of carbon emissions, how to determine them, and how to reduce them. Learn more about IHEA's Energy Management Initiatives by clicking here. Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Cost: Free! Registration: CLICK HERE to register. 
Presenter: Dr. Kristyn Johnson May Dr. Kristyn Johnson May is a Research Engineer for the US Department of Energy (DOE) at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia on the Thermal Sciences team under the Advanced Turbines program. Her work at NETL and research interests are focused on machine learning and large dataset analysis applications for advancing fuel-flexibility of industrial combustion technologies and experimental rotating detonation engines. She earned her BS in Aerospace Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2018 from West Virginia University. She completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2023 studying the development of computer vision diagnostics applied to rotating detonation combustors for power generation. |
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