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Richard A. Bajura, Director and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University, offers expertise in gas/solids sampling, fluid bed combustion, numerical modeling, and more. The research facilities include well-equipped laboratories and conference facilities. Future research interests include developing advanced materials for fuel cell applications, characterizing coal properties under extreme conditions, and computational modeling of carbon dioxide trapping.

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  1. Contact Information Richard A. Bajura National Research Center for Coal and Energy West Virginia University Director, and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 304-293-2867 Ext. 5401 Richard.Bajura@mail.wvu.edu Staff Contact: Sharon Belmaggio 304-293-2867 Ext 5407 Sharon.Belmaggio@mail.wvu.edu

  2. Experience / Expertise • PhD in Mechanical Engineering; Dissertation topic on boundary layer stability / fluids engineering • Research projects on gas/solids sampling, flow metering, fluid bed combustion, particle deposition, numerical modeling, measurement systems, fossil and nuclear steam generating systems, rocket nozzle performance and thermal stratification • Program manager for research projects on respirable coal dust, mine land reclamation, coal liquefaction, carbon sequestration, modeling of fossil energy systems • Working in projects to develop IGCC simulator for training power plant operators and to sequester carbon in the Upper Freeport coal seam in Marshall County, WV

  3. Materials-Related Facilities and Other Assets • High bay research laboratory in NRCCE equipped for large scale research projects; ability to handle process systems with equivalent heat load of 2 Mw • Wet and dry bench scale laboratories equipped with hoods and other amenities for research • Analytical laboratory equipped with ICP OES, Flame AA & Graphite Furnace, IC & LAChat, Volatile & Semi Volatile Organics, Biological & General Chemistry, Clean Room; WV Certification, EPA Protocols, Methodology Development, Consultation • Conference facilities to host meetings of 200 with breakout rooms; WebEx and teleconferencing • Data bases on wastewater and drinking water facilities and maintenance services

  4. Future Research interests in the Energy-Related Materials Area • Development of advanced materials for fuel cell applications with specific resistance to degradation due to contaminants in coal-derived syngas • Characterization of properties of coal at extreme pressure and temperature conditions when exposed to water and carbon dioxide • Computational modeling of structures for trapping carbon dioxide in films

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