National Conference Technical Presentations
2023 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 4-6, 2023
- What are gas utilities doing during the electrification era?
Suzanne Ogle – President and CEO, Southern Gas Association - Hydrogen in the US marketplace
Jacob Cleary – Product Engineer, Beckett Thermal Solutions - Gas vs Electric ranges, the real data
Frank Johnson – Manager R&D, GTI Energy - Gas Range/Cooktop Efficiency Mandates
Nick Asmis – CSA Group - Controlling Gas and Air for Premix
Mark Masen – Maxitrol - Energy Status – Gas vs Electric
Shannon Corcoran – AGA
2022 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 6-7, 2022
- AGA – Energy Efficiency, Decarbonization and Electrification
Shannon M. Corcoran – American Gas Association - APGA – Battling Electrification from a Gas Utility Sector
Stuart Saulters – American Public Gas Association - Assault on Gas Fired Heating and Fossil Fuels
Dave Delaquila – Aquila Consulting, LLC - Data and Connectivity in Product Engineering
Mark Masen – Maxitrol - Introduction of Hydrogen to North American Appliances
Alex Fridlyand – GTI Energy - Transition to 60730 from UL353 and 372 to IEC based Standards
Kent Nelson – UL
2021 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 6-8, 2021
- Communication Compatibility with HVAC Equipment, IoT
Mark Mason – Maxitrol - Non-Metallic Venting- Standards Changes and Applications
John Gorman – Canadian Standards Association (CSA) - Battling Electrification, a View from The Gas Utility Sector
Stuart Saulters –American Public Gas Association (APGA) - Commercial Gas Cooking and Exposing Electrification
Jim Ranfone – American Gas Association (AGA) - Gas Control US Safety Standards and International Harmonization
Kent Nelson – Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - Residential Gas Cooking and Indoor Air Quality
Frank Johnson – GAS Technology Institute (GTI)
2019 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 3-4, 2019
- Gas Heating with Absorption Heat Pumps – How, Where and Why
Michael A. Garrabrant – Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc. - Energy Opportunity and a Thoughtful Pathway to Emissions Reduction
Richard Meyer – American Gas Association - Hearth Appliances: Differences, Designs and Dilemmas
Rick Vlahos – Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Education Foundation and the National Fireplace Institute - An Overview of the Natural Gas Industry and Technology Trends for the coming decade
Brian Weeks – Gas Technology Institute - Testing of North American Certified Appliances for Operation on Blends of Natural Gas and Hydrogen
Ted Williams – American Gas Association - Application of Pre-Mix Combustion Blowers
Michael Garrett – Regal
2018 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 4-5, 2018
- Defining and Measuring Fuel Gas Heating Values
Dave Lach, Reliable Measurement - Vision for the Burner Industry 25 Years from Now
Travis F. Hardin, UL - Heating – Gas Valve Systems
Raymond Joubran, Robertshaw - Testing OF Commercial Foodservice Equipment for new NOX Emissions Standards
Frank Johnson – Gas Technology Institute - The issues of Depressurization and Insufficient Combustion Air
James Aycock – Field Controls
2017 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 5-6, 2017
- Standards in the Gas Industry
John Gorman, CSA Group - Altitude Safety Concerns
Ray Hallit - Gas Combustion Testing and Validation With LabVIEW
Asa Kirby, National Instruments - Lantec MicroNOx™ Combustion Technology
Steve Lang, LANTEC - The Future of the European Gas Industry, Regulations & Emerging Technologies
Paul Needley, Enertek International
2016 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 6-7, 2016
- Venting Modern Heating Appliances
Michael Beisheim, Visual Vent - Gas Appliance Safety
Craig Grider, Intertek - Combustion Modeling using Ansys CFD
Navraj Hanspal, Stefano Orsino & Ahmad Haidari, Ansys Inc - Litigation as Related to Heating Equipment Installations
Douglas Sand, PE - High Efficiency Burner Controls – Beyond Efficiency
Gordon Swanson, United Technologies - Advancements in Atmospheric Combustion
Dr. Peter Therkelsen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2015 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 1-2, 2015
- Premixed Combustion
Gunther Berthold, Worgas - The Effect That Variations in Gas Thermal Properties Have on the Accuracy of Thermal-Type Mass Flow Meters
Bob DeRemer, CSA Group - Engineering Direct Fired Heaters
Marc Braun, Cambridge - HVACR and Water Heating Industry Certification, Advocacy, and Horizons
Ayk Yilmaz, AHRI - New High Performance Corrosion Protection for Commercial Stainless Steels
Matt Seabaugh, Nexceris - Codes, Standards, and Regulations Impacting New Product Development and Application
Neil Leslie, Gas Technology Institute
2014 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 2-3, 2014
- High altitude testing
Carl Suchovsky, Gas Consultants - Comparison of fossil fuels & renewables
Dr. Gunther Berthold, Worgas Bruciatori Srl - Portable Combustion Analyzers
Jack Varner, Ecom - Intellectual property and recent changes to patent law
John R. Hlavka, Tarolli, Sundheim, Covel & Tummino LLP - Emerging gas technologies in residential and commercial products
Paul Glanville, GTI - Gas-air-ratio control technologies for high efficiency gas fired appliances
Tom Costello, ebm-papst
2013 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 3-4, 2013
- Metallurgy for Gas EngineeringTM’
John Tartaglia, Ph.D., Engineering Manager – Element Materials Technology - Hot Surface Igniters Technology & Application
Mark Morris, Sales Engineer – Surface Igniter Company - Pressure Vessels Diagnostic using acoustic emissions
Alex Spataru, Vice President, Director of R & D – Adept Science & Technologies - Update of 2015 National Fuel Gas Code
Paul Cabot, Administrator National Fuel Gas Code – American Gas Association - Variable Flow Apps, Effect of System Efficiency
Steve Thompson, Director of Product Management, Residential Division – Taco Inc., - Gas Regulators and Standards
Michael Schott, Sales Representative – Maxitrol Company; Rick Sietman, Product Engineer – Maxitrol Company
2012 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 4-5, 2012
- New Generation of Sol-Gel Coatings ‘ThermolonTM’
Hemant Dandekar of Porcelain Industries Inc. - Boiler NOx Emissions Politics & Technologies
Greg Danehauer of Parker Boiler Co. - Reduction of Energy Usage Through Insulation Selection & Design
Allen Reisinger of Morgan Thermal Ceramics - Fuel Gas Piping Cleaning and Purging
Paul Cabot, Administrator National Fuel Gas Code - Variable Flow Apps, Effect of System Efficiency
Steve Thompson, Director of Product Management, Residential Division – Taco Inc., - Two New Methods for Measuring Performance of Underfired Broilers
Alexander T. Gafford of Charbroil
2011 National Conference – Las Vegas – June 7, 2011
- The Role of Natural Gas: Delivering Solutions to Customers in a New Energy Economy
Tony Hills of Southwest Gas Company - Natural Gas Heat Pump Technology and Solar-thermal Technology
Tom Young of IntelliChoice Energy - Drain Water Heat Recovery: On the Road to Becoming a Mainstream Supplemental Water Heating Technology
Gerald Van Decker of RenewABILITY Energy Inc. - Gas Appliance Modulating Controls Technology
Mike Schultz of Honeywell - Combustion Blower Application for Gas Appliances
Mike Garrett of Regal Beloit, Fasco - National Fuel Gas Code Updates for 2012
Paul Cabot of American Gas Association - Burner Technology, Design and Application
Gunther Berthold of Worgas - Current and Future Energy Supplies
Herb Emmrich of Southern California Gas
2010 National Conference – Las Vegas – June, 2010
- Development and Commercialization of a Non-Invasive Continuous Level Gauge for LP Gas Stationary and Mobile Tanks: How This Technology is to be Transferred to LNG Applications
Adept Science & Technologies, LLC - An Introduction to Leak Detection
John DiPaolo, Technical Development Solutions - Fundamentals of Gaseous Fuels
Bob Jackson, Cielo Technologies, LLC - Future Energy/Efficiency Requirements
Charlie Adams - Proposed Revisions 2012 National Fuel Gas Code
Paul Cabot, Administrator National Fuel Gas Code, American Gas Association - Product Safety & Compliance
S. Siddiqui, Zodiak Pool Systems, Inc. - Refractory Ceramic Fiber (RCF) and Regulatory Changes
Thermal Dynamics