2006 Proceedings
Invited Talks
Regular Submissions
Invited Talks
Session I: Oil and Gas Supplies: Status and Future Directions
Production of Global Hydrocarbon Liquids: Is There a Near-term Peak?
R.C. Vierbuchen, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, USA
Is There an Impending World Oil Peak?
M.J. Economides, University of Houston, USA
Natural Gas and Alternative Technologies: Tools for a New US Gas Security Strategy
M. Kenderdine, Gas Technology Institute, Washington Operations, USA
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Session II: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Future Energy Supply and Environment Protection -
a Challenge for Large Scale Power Generation
K.R.G. Hein, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Clean Power Generation from Wastes using High
Temperature Air Combustion Technology
A.K. Gupta, University of Maryland, USA
United States Air Force Energy Strategy for the 21st Century
M.A. Aimone, United States Air Force, USA
Sustainable Future in Japan - from Energy Technology Aspects
Dr. Kiichiro Ogawa, The Institute of Applied Energy, Japan
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Session III: R&D Focus and Education to Prepare For 2030’s Energy Needs
Future Research Directions in the Oil and Gas Industries
F. Kalaydjian, Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), France
Educating the Energy Engineer of 2030
M.M. Ohadi, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
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Session IV: Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energies
The MASDAR Initiative
S.A. Al Jaber, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC), UAE
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Vision of our Energy Future
P.P. Edwards, University of Oxford, UK
Strategies for Advanced Oil Utilization
S.P. Schleicher, University of Graz, Austria
The Future of Nuclear Energy
M.S. Kazimi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Opportunities and Perspectives for Plastics in Coming
Fossil Fuel and Solar Energy Scenarios
R.W. Lang, University of Leoben, Austria
Advances in Photovoltaic Science and Technology for Solar Electricity
J.M. Poate, Colorado School of Mines, USA
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Session V: Environment and Energy Economics
Energy Supply, Technology Development and Business Models -
A Case Study from the Seismic Industry
K.A. Berteussen, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Environmental Performance within ADNOC, its Group of Companies
H. Abuahmad, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), UAE
“Where’s my Surplus?” New Consumer-driven Realities in Oil Markets
D. Garis, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
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Regular Submissions
Topical Area I: Oil and Gas
Exploration, Production, and Economics
Oil and Gas in the UAE: Present and
Future Production
M. Sirat, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Y. Sun, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Quantifying the Value of Data before
the Measurements are Done; as Applied to Oil
Exploration and Production
K.A. Berteussen, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization –
An Integrated Approach and Future Research Needs
J.F. Frederick Sarg, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Manual versus Software Assisted History
Matching Advantages and Limitations
S.G. Ghedan, The Petroleum
Institute, UAE
A.P. Gibson, The Petroleum
Institute, UAE
I. Sener, ADCO, UAE
R. W. Shulze-Riegert, Scandpower Petroleum Technology, Germany
O.E. Gunal, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
A. Diab, Scandpower Petroleum Technology, Germany
Oil Market Stability in Times of Fear
and Greed
D. Garis, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
How High Oil Prices Help to Shift Peak
Oil into the Future
P.A. Nawrocki, The Petroleum
Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
D. Garis, The Petroleum
Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Topical Area II: Natural Gas Processing and
Treatment
Stranded Natural Gas Utilization by Fisher Tropsch Technology
S. Al-Hashimi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
A. Nafees, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
Improved Performance of Gas-Sweetening
Processes
B. R. Palmer, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
N. A. Darwish, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
S. Al Hashimi, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
T. Al Ameri, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
N. Al Qasas, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Novel Methods for Sour Gas Treatment
R.M. Baldwin, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
B.R. Palmer, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
J.D. Way, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Process and Plant Design for 99% Sulfur
Recovery from Sour Gas
M. Sassi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
B. Palmer, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
Y. El-Wahdi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
A. Ramsey, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
A. Al-Nuaimi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
S. Al-Harethi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
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Topical Area III: Energy Utilization, Efficiency,
Sustainability, and Recovery
Use of Low Grade Heat for Energy and
Water Recovery
M. Buchholz, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
C. Ghiasi, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
F. Ziegler, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Combined Heat and Power/Integrated
Energy Systems
R. Radermacher, University of Maryland, USA.
J. Orlando, University of Maryland, USA.
Systematic In-Process Modification
Approach for Enhanced Waste Energy Recovery in Gas
Plants
S. Al-Hashimi, The Petroleum Institute,U.A.E.
A. Nafees, The Petroleum Institute,U.A.E.
M. B. Nouredlin, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
A.S. Aseeri, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
A.H. Qahtani, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Agitated Fluidized Bed Thermochemical Energy Storage for Industrial Waste Heat Recovery System
Jo Darkwa, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Integrated Systems
Optimization Consortium
R. Radermacher, University of Maryland, USA
V. Aute, University of Maryland, USA
Alternative Cooling Technologies and
Applications Consortium
Y. Hwang, University of Maryland, USA
R. Radermacher, University of Maryland, USA
Design of Energy
Efficient Air-Conditioned Buildings: A
Challenging Era
E.E. Khalil, Cairo University,
Egypt
A Framework to Reduce Energy Consumption
of Manufacturing Equipment
M. Bayram Yildirim, Wichita State University,U.S.A.
J. Twomey, Wichita State University,U.S.A.
L. Whitman, Wichita State University,U.S.A.
H. Liao, Wichita State University,U.S.A.
J.Ahmad, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
Thermal Design for
Sustainability of Air Cooled Heat Sinks
A. Bar-Cohen, University of Maryland, USA
M. Iyengar, International Business Machines, USA
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Topical Area IV: Fuel Cell Technologies
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells – Evaluating
Performance for Light Hydrocarbons
G. Jackson, University of Maryland, USA
R. Walker, University of Maryland, USA
B. Eichhorn, University of Maryland, USA
M. Sukeshini, University of Maryland, USA
M. Pomfret, University of Maryland, USA
O. Demircan, University of Maryland, USA
B. Habibzadeh, University of Maryland, USA
S. Decaluwe, University of Maryland, USA
Electrocatalyst Research for Low
Temperature Fuel Cells
V.M. Schmidt, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany
X. Xie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Z. Ma, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Waste to Electricity via Fuel Cells
R.J. Remick, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC): A
Teaching Experiment for Future Engineers
P. Kalinowski, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
A. Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
A. Molki, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
M. Ohadi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
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Topical Area V: Solar Energy Utilization
Solar Energy System Application at
ADNOC Facilities
A. Al Alili, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
I. Kubo, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
P. Kalinowski, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
R. Radermacher, University of Maryland, USA
Solar Powered Adsorption Refrigeration
System
A. Al-Alili, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
An Improved Power Converter
for ADNOC Solar Power Supply
A.R. Beig, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
M. Poshtan, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
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Topical Area VI: Biomass fuel Production
Hydrogen Generation from Various
Biomass Using Hydrothermal Gasification
Y. Ishida, Nagoya University, Japan
T. Hasegawa, Nagoya University, Japan
K. Kitagawa, Nagoya University, Japan
A. K. Gupta, University of Maryland, USA
Hydrogen Production from Wastes,
Biomass and Coal using High Temperature Steam
Gasification
R. Buczynski, University of Maryland, USA
K. Sangtong-Ngam, University of Maryland, USA
I. Ahmed, University of Maryland, USA
J. Gmurczyk, University of Maryland, USA
A. K. Gupta, University of Maryland, USA
Biomass Gasification
Methanol Synthesis
A. El Gaml, American University of
Sharjah, U.A.E.
A. Saad, American University of
Sharjah, U.A.E.
A. Al Moghrabi, American University of
Sharjah, U.A.E.
M. Al Aqqad, American University of
Sharjah, U.A.E.
T. Ibrahim, American University of
Sharjah, U.A.E.
A. Taher, Aqua Engineering Co. LLC, U.A.E.
Kinetic Study of High Temperature Steam Gasification of
Biomass
R. Buczynski, University of Maryland, USA.
K. Sangtong-Ngam, University of Maryland, USA.
I. Ahmed, University of Maryland, USA.
J. Gmurczyk, University of Maryland, USA.
A.K. Gupta, University of Maryland, USA.
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Topical Area VII: Monitoring and Industrial
Applications
Insulation Condition
Monitoring of Electric Machines Using
Time-Frequency Analysis
B. Barkat, The Petroleum Institute,
U.A.E.
N. Al-Musabi, The Petroleum Institute,
U.A.E.
M. Poshtan, The Petroleum Institute,
U.A.E.
Improvement of Fluidized Bed Bottom Ash
Cooler Performance in CFB Boiler
R. S. Amano, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
X. Lu, Chongqing University, China
Benefits of Expandable Tubular in the
Petroleum Industry
A.C. Seibi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
Improved CSI Fed Induction
Motor Drive for Oil Pumps in ADNOC
A. R. Beig, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
M. Poshtan, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
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Topical Area VIII: Environmental Initiatives
Technologies Which Make
Geological CO2 Storage a
Reality Today
M. Sengul, Schlumberger
Carbon Services, U.A.E.
M. Elkadi, The Petroleum
Institute, U.A.E
A. Pillay, The Petroleum
Institute, U.A.E
C. Francis, The Petroleum
Institute, U.A.E
A Simplified Model for Pollutant
Emission Prediction from a Gas Turbine Combustor
M. Sassi, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Y. El-Wahdi, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
A. Ramsey, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Comparison of Engine Performance and
Pollutant Emissions from Gasoline vs. Natural Gas
Driven Vehicles
M. Sassi, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
S. C. Fok, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
I. Kubo, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.
Fire Dynamics and Safety
D.G. Lilley, Lilley & Associates, Oklahoma, USA
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