Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Thermal NOx Formation Rate in Gas Turbine Engines

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant Muley ◽  
William Lear
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Nox Formation ◽  
Thermal Nox ◽  
Gas Recirculation

Study of an exhaust gas recirculation equipped micro gas turbine supplied with bio-fuels

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 162-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Cameretti ◽  
Raffaele Tuccillo ◽  
Renzo Piazzesi
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Recirculation

Exhaust Gas Recirculation Performance in Dry Low Emissions Combustors

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Elkady ◽  
A. R. Brand ◽  
C. L. Vandervort ◽  
A. T. Evulet
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Gas Recirculation

In a carbon constrained world there is a need for capturing and sequestering CO2. Post-combustion carbon capture via Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) is considered a feasible means of reducing emission of CO2 from power plants. Exhaust Gas Recirculation is an enabling technology for increasing the CO2 concentration within the gas turbine cycle and allow the decrease of the size of the separation plant, which in turn will enable a significant reduction in CO2 capture cost. This paper describes the experimental work performed to better understand the risks of utilizing EGR in combustors employing dry low emissions (DLE) technologies. A rig was built for exploring the capability of premixers to operate in low O2 environment, and a series of experiments in a visually accessible test rig was performed at representative aeroderivative gas turbine pressures and temperatures. Experimental results include the effect of applying EGR on operability, efficiency and emissions performance under conditions of up to 40% EGR. Findings confirm the viability of EGR for enhanced CO2 capture; In addition, we confirm benefits of NOx reduction while complying with CO emissions in DLE combustors under low oxygen content oxidizer.

Study of Using Exhaust Gas Recirculation on a Gas Turbine for Carbon Capture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Burnes ◽  
Priyank Saxena ◽  
Paul Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Hydrocarbon Fuel ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Hybrid Solutions ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbines ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Recirculation

Abstract The growing call of minimizing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitting from energy and transportation products will spur innovation to meet new stringent requirements while striving to preserve significant investments in the current infrastructure. This paper presents quantitative analysis of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on industrial gas turbines to enable carbon sequestration venturing towards emission free operation. This study will show the effect of using EGR on gas turbine performance and operation, combustion characteristics, and demonstrate potential hybrid solutions with detailed constituent accounting. Both single shaft and two shaft gas turbines for power generation and mechanically driven equipment are considered for application of this technology. One key element is assessing the combustion system operating at reduced O2 levels within the industrial gas turbine. With the gas turbine behavior operating with EGR defined at a reasonable operating state, a parametric study shows rates of CO2 sequestration along with quantifying supplemental O2 required at the inlet, if needed, to sustain combustion. With rates of capture known, a further exploration is examined reviewing potential utilities, monetizing these sequestered constituents. Ultimately, the objective is to preview a potential future of operating industrial gas turbines in a non-emissive and in some cases carbon negative manner while still using hydrocarbon fuel.

Wave Cycle Design for Wave Rotor Gas Turbine Engines With Low NOx Emissions

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Razi Nalim ◽  
Edwin L. Resler
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Thermodynamic Cycle ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Wave Rotor ◽  
Nox Formation ◽  
Wave Cycle

The wave rotor is a promising means of pressure-gain for gas turbine engines. This paper examines novel wave rotor topping cycles which incorporate low-NOx combustion strategies. This approach combines two-stage ‘rich-quench-lean’ (RQL) combustion with intermediate expansion in the wave rotor to extract energy and reduce the peak stoichiometric temperature substantially. The thermodynamic cycle is a type of reheat cycle, with the rich-zone air undergoing a high pressure stage. Rich-stage combustion could occur external to or within the wave rotor. An approximate analytical design method and CFD/combustion codes are used to develop and simulate wave rotor flow cycles. Engine cycles designed with a bypass turbine and external combustion demonstrate a performance enhancement equivalent to a 200–400°R (110–220°K) increase in turbine inlet temperature. The stoichiometric combustion temperature is reduced by 300–450°R (170–250°K) relative to an equivalent simple cycle, implying substantially reduced NOx formation.

Investigation of a Generic Gas Turbine Combustor With Exhaust Gas Recirculation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Ulmer ◽  
Franz Joos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Nitric Oxides ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Gas Recirculation

On the topic of CO2 capture from gas turbines, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a commonly discussed method to increase CO2 concentration at a gas turbine outlet to make the CO2 capture process more efficient. This paper presents the influence of the recirculation on heat release rate and emissions. The investigation is made using the commercial RANS solver ANSYS CFX coupled with an in-house code for a hybrid transported PDF/RANS simulation using detailed chemistry of GRI 3.0. Initially an investigation on reactivity was made using numerical calculation of laminar flame speed. It is found that exhaust gas recirculation has only a minor effect on reactivity in lean premixed combustion. Therefore, the operation point of the combustor can be kept constant with and without EGR. Simulations of the combustor with exhaust gas recirculation using the hybrid PDF/RANS with GRI 3.0 show a minor influence of NO and NO2 doping of the vitiated air on the flame speed and the doping delays heat release slightly. CO doping has no effect on heat release rate. CO emissions at combustor exit remain unaffected by NO, CO or NO2 doping. Seeding the vitiated air with 50ppm nitric oxides reveal that any NO2 present in the vitiated air is reduced to NO in the flame. NO2 emissions increase with NO2 doping but are still 2 magnitudes lower than NO emissions. It is found that NO is reduced by 3% due to of NO reburn. Based on literature data it is concluded that there is a deficit of the GRI 3.0 reaction mechanism. Experimental data taken from literature reveal of NO reburn by approximately 20%. Therefore emission data of nitric oxides of flames that should show a considerable reburn effect should be used with caution, while heat release and CO emissions are predicted more accurately. It is shown, that with the model created for the generic gas turbine combustor it is possible to study the effects of exhaust gas recirculation on the combustion process in detail and resolve detailed kinetic effects.

scholarly journals Exhaust gas temperature measurements in diagnostic examination of naval gas turbine engines: Part II Unsteady processes

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Korczewski
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Temperature Measurements ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Flow Section ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Exhaust Gas Temperature ◽  
Unsteady Processes

Exhaust gas temperature measurements in diagnostic examination of naval gas turbine engines: Part II Unsteady processes The second part of the article presents the results of operating diagnostic tests of a two- and three-shaft engine with a separate power turbine during the start-up and acceleration of the rotor units. Attention was paid to key importance of the correctness of operation of the automatic engine load control system, the input for which, among other signals, is the rate of increase of the exhaust gas flow temperature. The article presents sample damages of the engine flow section which resulted from disturbed functioning of this system. The unsteady operation of the compressor during engine acceleration was the source of excessive increase of the exhaust gas temperature behind the combustion chamber and partial burning of the turbine blade tips.

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