The objective of the Fuel Quality Advisor (FQA) project is to create a generalized software package capable of advising operations, purchasing, environmental, and maintenance personnel in making decisions related to the use of coal in electricity generation facilities. The specific goals for this project work include the following: (1) develop a standardized computer shell to integrate existing and future algorithms; (2) develop a strategy for integrating the shell with future databases and boiler models; (3) integrate the current ash transformation and deposition algorithms into the shell; (4) generate algorithms for coal handleability through experimentation and integrate them into the code; (5) enhance the current ash transformation algorithms for low-NO{sub x} and entrained gasification through laboratory experimentation and integrate available full-scale results into the code.