Infrared Image Processing for Operating Point Control of Gas Turbine Combustor

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Subramanya ◽  
Srikanth Natarajan ◽  
Ahsan R. Choudhuri
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Gray Scale ◽  
Infrared Image Processing ◽  
Intensity Class ◽  
Point Control ◽  
Interrogation Technique

The paper presents a technique to estimate the combustor equivalence ratio based on broadband infrared flame images. A static zonal interrogation technique was developed to separate flame images from the combustor background. Histogram characteristics of gray scale images were used to correlate the image properties with flame equivalence ratios. Two histogram properties i.e. average number of pixels at 100 to 200 intensity-class and number of pixels at 150 intensity-classes were used to develop the correlation.

Method of Pointing Measurement Based on Infrared Image Processing for Mid-Infrared Laser

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 081404
Author(s):  
郭汝海 Guo Ruhai ◽  
孙涛 Sun Tao ◽  
王兵 Wang Bing
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Infrared Laser ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Infrared Image Processing

Method for Uncooled Infrared Image Processing

2013 ◽  
Vol 427-429 ◽  
pp. 1948-1951
Author(s):  
Jia Lin Ma ◽  
Xia Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Infrared Detector ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Histogram Modification ◽  
Infrared Image Processing ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques ◽  
Uncooled Infrared Imaging

Uncooled infrared imaging system has been increasingly applied in both the national defense and various fields of national economy. Such popularity is attributed to many of its advantages, including small size, light weight, low energy-consumption and superior portability. However, as limited by the structure and the material of infrared detector and the manufacturing techniques, infrared images are plagued with low resolution and poor image quality. This paper mainly studies the uncooled infrared image processing based on the gray levels partition processing, gray levels stretching and histogram modification, it aims to enhance the visual effect of infrared image.

The Influence of Film Cooling on Emissions for a Low NOx Radial Swirler Gas Turbine Combustor

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Andrews ◽  
M. N. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Cooling Flow ◽  
Full Coverage ◽  
Primary Zone

An experimental investigation was undertaken of the influence on emissions of full coverage discrete hole film cooling of a lean low NOx radial swirler natural gas combustor. The combustor used radial swirler vane passage fuel injection on the centre of the vane passage inlet. The test configuration was similar to that used in the Alstom Power Tornado and related family of low NOx gas turbines. The test conditions were simulated at atmospheric pressure at the flow condition of lean low NOx gas turbine primary zones. The tests were carried out at an isothermal flow Mach number of 0.03, which represents 60% of industrial gas turbine combustor airflow through the swirl primary zone. The effusion film cooling used was Rolls-Royce Transply, which has efficient internal cooling of the wall as well as full coverage discrete hole film cooling. Film cooling levels of 0, 16 and 40% of the primary zone airflow were investigated for a fixed total primary zone air flow and reference Mach number of 0.03. The results showed that there was a major increase in the NOx emissions for 740K inlet temperature and 0.45 overall equivalence ratio from 6ppm at zero film cooling air flow to 32ppm at 40% coolant flow rate. CO emissions increased from 25ppm to 75ppm for the same increase in film cooling flow rate. It was shown that the main effect was the creation of a richer inner swirler combustion with a surrounding film cooling flow that did not mix well with the central swirling combustion. The increase in NOx and CO could be predicted on the basis of the central swirl flow equivalence ratio.

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