Fossil fuel power plants are a significant contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and
nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Accurate monitoring and effective reduction of these …

Digital innovation is increasingly mentioned as a potential key contributor to sustainability
transitions. However, there has been little theoretical discussion of this topic. In this …

The major and challengeable restriction facing coal power plants (CPPs) is the emission of
polluting gases caused by burning coal. Therefore, adopting the reasonable and practical …

Although the world is shifting toward using more renewable energy resources, combustion
systems will still play an important role in the immediate future of global energy. To follow a …

This work involves the Industry 4.0 infrastructure developed at West Virginia University
(WVU) for process systems applications. This infrastructure emulates an interconnected …

As neural networks are more frequently used to solve problems in science and engineering,
the methods used to incorporate scientific knowledge into these networks are becoming …

Improvement of energy conversion efficiency in modern steam thermal power plants and
minimization of the impact on the environment can be both achieved using ultra-supercritical …

Modeling and simulation at the bench scale are crucial for understanding industrial process
behavior, particularly in oxidative desulfurization (ODS). Mathematical models are powerful …

Slagging of furnace waterwall adversely affects the thermal performance and increases the
operation and maintenance costs of coal-fired boilers. A real-time slagging prediction model …

In the context of real-time optimization and model predictive control of industrial systems,
machine learning, and neural networks represent cutting-edge tools that hold promise for …