This readme.txt file was generated on [20220622] by [Xiaolong Li] ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Data for Thesis: Mechanisms Governing Ash Aerosol Formation and Deposition during Solid Fuel Combustion 2. Author Information Thesis author Name: Xiaolong Li Institution: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah Address: Room 3290 MEB, 50 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: xiaolong.li@utah.edu Research Advisor Name: Jost O.L. Wendt Institution: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah Address: Room 3288 MEB, 50 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: jost.wendt@utah.edu 3. Date of data collection: The data were collected from 20170401 to 20211030 4. Geographic location of data collection: Salt Lake City and Castle Dale, Utah 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: US Department of Energy, Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FE0029162 US National Science Foundation, Grant 1603249 Swedish Energy Agency, Contract 47223222 PacifiCorp -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC BY – Allows others to use and share your data, even commercially, with attribution. 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Li, X., Wang, Y., & Wendt, J. O. (2021). Characteristics of the sub-micron ash aerosol generated during oxy-coal combustion at atmospheric and elevated pressures. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(3), 4063-4071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.165 Li, X., Wang, Y., Allguren, T., Andersson, K., & Wendt, J. O. (2021). The roles of added chlorine and sulfur on ash deposition mechanisms during solid fuel combustion. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(3), 4309-4316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.10.003 Li, X., Fakourian, S., Moyer, B., Wendt, J. O., & Fry, A. (2021). Ash Aerosol and Deposit Formation from Combustion of Coal and Its Blend with Woody Biomass at Two Combustion Scales: Part 2─ Tests on a 471 MWe Full-Scale Boiler. Energy & Fuels, 36(1), 565-574. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03522 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: None 5. Was data derived from another source? No 6. Recommended citation for the data: Li, X., 2022 Data for Thesis: Mechanisms Governing Ash Aerosol Formation and Deposition during Solid Fuel Combustion, The Hive:University of Utah Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.7278/S50d-k0kv-f0w2 --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List Filename: Li_Thesis_Data Data contains the dataset of the PhD thesis "Mechanisms Governing Ash Aerosol Formation and Deposition during Solid Fuel Combustion" by Xiaolong Li in Chemical Engineering at University of Utah. It includes particle sizes, weights and compositions of the ash aerosols and deposits sampled during solid fuel combustion tests on multiple reactors. 2. Relationship between files: n/a 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: n/a 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: The data were measured using sampling probes and instruments during the experiments. Details can be found: Li, Xiaolong. 2022 Mechanisms Governing Ash Aerosol Formation and Deposition during Solid Fuel Combustion. PhD. Thesis, University of Utah, Advisor Jost O.L. Wendt DOI For Chapter 4 of the spreadsheet Li, X., Wang, Y., & Wendt, J. O. (2021). Characteristics of the sub-micron ash aerosol generated during oxy-coal combustion at atmospheric and elevated pressures. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(3), 4063-4071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.165 For Chapter 8 of the spreadsheet Li, X., Wang, Y., Allguren, T., Andersson, K., & Wendt, J. O. (2021). The roles of added chlorine and sulfur on ash deposition mechanisms during solid fuel combustion. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(3), 4309-4316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.10.003 For Chapter 6 of the spreadsheet Li, X., Fakourian, S., Moyer, B., Wendt, J. O., & Fry, A. (2021). Ash Aerosol and Deposit Formation from Combustion of Coal and Its Blend with Woody Biomass at Two Combustion Scales: Part 2─ Tests on a 471 MWe Full-Scale Boiler. Energy & Fuels, 36(1), 565-574. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03522 Explanations of terms in the file: "Chapter": chapter number in the dissertation; "OFC" and "EFPR": reactor names; "Port": sampling port; "1bar","8bar" and "15bar": operation pressures; "SMPS": Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer; "APS": Aerodynamic Particle Sizer; "BLPI": Berner Low Pressure Impactor; "Cyclone ash": ash sampled by cyclone cup prior to impactor; "Dp": particle diameter; "dM/dlogDp": normalized mass concentration; "TW": torrefied wood; "Blend": blend fuel; "Sufco": Sufco coal; "inside": inside layer deposit; "outside": outside layer deposit; "B +K": test B, coal added with potassium; "C +K+Cl": test C, coal added with potassium and chlorine; "D +K+Cl+S": test D, coal added with potassium, chlorine and sulfur. 2. Methods for processing the data: n/a 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Microsoft Excel 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: n/a 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: n/a 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: n/a 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Xiaolong Li, Yueming Wang ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME] ----------------------------------------- The texts in the Excel file decribe the type and name of the data.