Numerical simulation of a low-emission gas turbine combustor using KIVA-II

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 865-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Yang ◽  
R. Chen ◽  
M. C. Cline ◽  
H. L. Nguyen ◽  
G. J. Micklow
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Low Emission

Numerical Simulation for the Preliminary Design of Fuel Flexible Stationary Gas Turbine Combustors Using Conventional and Alternative Fuels

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Washington Orlando Irrazabal Bohorquez ◽  
João Roberto Barbosa ◽  
Rob Johan Maria Bastiaans ◽  
Philip de Goey
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Primary Zone

Currently, high efficiency and low emissions are most important requisites for the design of modern gas turbines due to the strong environmental restrictions around the world. In the past years, alternative fuels have been considered for application in industrial gas turbines. Therefore, combustor performance, pollutant emissions and the ability to burn several fuels became of much concern and high priority has been given to the combustor design. This paper describes a methodology focused on the design of stationary gas turbines combustion chambers with the ability to efficiently burn conventional and alternative fuels. A simplified methodology is used for the calculations of the equilibrium temperature and chemical species in the primary zone of a gas turbine combustor. Direct fuel injection and diffusion flames, together with numerical methods like Newton-Raphson, LU Factorization and Lagrange Polynomials, are used for the calculations. Diesel, ethanol and methanol fuels were chosen for the numerical study. A computer code sequentially calculates the main geometry of the combustor. From the numerical simulation it is concluded that the basic gas turbine combustor geometry, for some operating conditions and burning diesel, ethanol or methanol, are of similar sizes, because the development of aerodynamic characteristics predominate over the thermochemical properties. It is worth to note that the type of fuel has a marked effect on the stability and combustion advancement in the combustor. This can be seen when the primary zone is analyzed under a steady-state operating condition. At full power, the pressure is 1.8 MPa and the temperature 1,000 K at the combustor inlet. Then, the equivalence ratios in the primary zone are 1.3933 (diesel), 1.4352 (ethanol) and 1.3977 (methanol) and the equilibrium temperatures for the same operating conditions are 2,809 K (diesel), 2,754 K (ethanol) and 2,702 K (methanol). This means that the combustor can reach similar flame stability conditions, whereas the combustion efficiency will require richer fuel/air mixtures of ethanol or methanol are burnt instead of diesel. Another important result from the numerical study is that the concentration of the main pollutants (CO, CO2, NO, NO2) is reduced when ethanol or methanol are burnt, in place of diesel.

Preliminary design and performance analysis of a low emission aero-derived gas turbine combustor

2013 ◽  
Vol 117 (1198) ◽  
pp. 1249-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Khandelwal ◽  
A. Karakurt ◽  
V. Sethi ◽  
R. Singh ◽  
Z. Quan
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Detailed Method ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Heat Shields ◽  
Lean Fuel ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Modern gas turbine combustor design is a complex task which includes both experimental and empirical knowledge. Numerous parameters have to be considered for combustor designs which include combustor size, combustion efficiency, emissions and so on. Several empirical correlations and experienced approaches have been developed and summarised in literature for designing conventional combustors. A large number of advanced technologies have been successfully employed to reduce emissions significantly in the last few decades. There is no literature in the public domain for providing detailed design methodologies of triple annular combustors. The objective of this study is to provide a detailed method designing a triple annular dry low emission industrial combustor and evaluate its performance, based on the operating conditions of an industrial engine. The design methodology employs semi-empirical and empirical models for designing different components of gas turbine combustors. Meanwhile, advanced DLE methods such as lean fuel combustion, premixed methods, staged combustion, triple annular, multi-passage diffusers, machined cooling rings, DACRS and heat shields are employed to cut down emissions. The design process is shown step by step for design and performance evaluation of the combustor. The performance of this combustor is predicted, it shows that NO x emissions could be reduced by 60%-90% as compared with conventional single annular combustors.

Correction: Numerical Simulation of Flow Distribution in a Realistic Gas Turbine Combustor

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veeraraghava Raju Hasti ◽  
Prithwish Kundu ◽  
Gaurav Kumar ◽  
Scott A. Drennan ◽  
Sibendu Som ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor

scholarly journals Investigations of a Gas Turbine Low-Emission Combustor Operating on the Synthesis Gas

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhiy Serbin ◽  
Nataliia Goncharova
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Nitrogen Oxides ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Synthesis Gas ◽  
Geometry Optimization ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Operation Modes ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Combustion Technology

Investigations of the working processes in a gas turbine low-emission combustor operating on the synthesis gas, in which the principle of RQL (Rich-Burn, Quick-Mix, and Lean-Burn) combustion technology is realized, have been performed. Selected concept of a gas turbine combustor can provide higher performance and lower emission of nitrogen oxides and demonstrates satisfactory major key parameters. Obtained results and recommendations can be used for the gas turbine combustor operation modes modeling, geometry optimization, and prospective power generation units design and engineering.

Development of a Compact Gas Turbine Combuster to Give Extended Life and Acceptable Exhaust Emissions

1979 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Industrial Application ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Development History ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
History Of

The paper describes the development history of the Olympus gas turbine combustor from the time that it was first applied to an industrial application in the early 1960s. The design improvements made — • to permit a change in fuel (from kerosene to diesel and/or natural gas), • a 60 percent increase in engine performance, and • to reduce emission levels — are detailed, and the in-service problems associated with these changes are also discussed. The emphasis is placed upon improvements in combustor life and capability to produce smoke levels well below the visible threshold, and significant success is shown to have been achieved in these two factors. The final sections of the paper are concerned with the latest on-going development effort, which is primarily to produce a low emission combustor that can be retrofitted into today’s engines.

Preliminary Study of Low Emission Gas Turbine Combustor With Airblast Fuel Atomizer

1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
K. Yamanaka ◽  
K. Nagato
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Tube Wall ◽  
Combustion Stability ◽  
Exhaust Emission ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
New Type ◽  
Preliminary Study

Recent papers describe that an airblast fuel atomizer is very effective for reducing emissions from a gas turbine and this type of fuel injector is being applied to practical engines. This paper deals with the new type of airblast fuel atomizer AFIT which comes from “Airblast Fuel Injection Tube” that makes fuel to break up into droplets by atomizing air at several small holes on the tube wall and fuel is well mixed with atomizing air instantly at the exits of holes. Regarding this AFIT, the fuel spray characteristics, combustion stability which is usually narrow for the combustor with an airblast fuel atomizer at lower engine speeds and exhaust emission levels are experimented and its effectiveness is discussed.

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