Research Groups
Daniel Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Scholar, Director
Carbon Capture, CO2 transport, & sCO2 Power Cycle Modeling
Co-PIs
- Tracy Benson, Qiang Xu (Chemical)
Students
- Dan Fernandes, Song Wang, Russel Buss
Funding
- Tracy Benson (PI) and Daniel Chen, "Offshore Gulf of Mexico Partnership for Carbon Storage--Resources and Technology Development GOMCarb," Department of Energy Offshore Gulf of Mexico; $153,123, 4/1/2018-3/31/2022, UT Prime Award # DE-FE0031558, LU Subaward UTA18-000644,
- Daniel Chen (PI), Tracy Benson, and David Cocke, "CO2 Source Sink matching, Outreach, and Risks," $99,999, 2/1/2017-7/31/2018, Subaward from the Gulf Coast Carbon Center, University of Texas-Austin, as part of CarbonSAFE Phase I project, DE-FE0029487, US Department of Energy.
Selected Publications
- Dan Fernandes, Song Wang, Qiang Xu, Russel Buss and Daniel Chen, "Process and Carbon Footprint Analyses of the Allam Cycle Power Plant Integrated with an Air Separation Unit," Clean Technol. 2019, 1, 325–340; doi:10.3390/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol1010022.
Flare Modeling, Optimization, and Control
Co-PIs
- Helen Lou (Chemical), Xianchang Li (Mechanical), Christopher Martin, Peyton Richmond (Chemical), Matthew Johnson
Students
- Vijaya Damodara (Ph.D., Spring 2013), Raj Alphones (Ph.D., Spring 2014), Ajit Patki (de, Sp. 2013), Anan Wang (Ph.D., Fall 2014)
Funding
- Texas Air Research Center (TARC)
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
- Air Quality Research Program (AQRP)
Selected Publications
- Alphones, D. Chen, V. Damodara, E. Fortner, S. Evans, M. Johnson, "Response Surface and Neural Network Modeling of Flare Performance,", AIChE Spring Meeting, Apr. 10-14, 2016, Houston TX.
- Kanwar Devesh Singh, Preeti Gangadharan, Daniel H. Chen, Helen H. Lou, Xianchang Li & Peyton Richmond (2014), “Computational fluid dynamics modeling of laboratory flames and an industrial flare”, Journal of Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 64:11, 1328-1340, DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.948229.
Fault Detection and Preventative Maintenance
Co-PIs
- Reza Barzegaran (Electrical), Xianchang Li (Mechanical), and Peyton Richmond (Chemical)
Students
- Dan Fernandez (Ph.D., Spring '16), Aniket Khade (Ph.D., Spring '16), Napoli Rosario (de, SPring '16)
Funding
- Lamar Visionary Initiatives
- Lamar Distinguished Research Fellow Award
Selected Publications
- Lo, W. Swan, D. Chen, P. Wetuski, S. Stout, “Detection of Interacting Controllers Using Fast Fourier Transform and Correlation Coefficient,” Hydrocarbon Processing, April 2006.
- W. Swan, "Selected Topics in Process Diagnostics and Advisories", D. E. Dissertation, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 2006.
