scholarly journals THE ADVANTAGES OF USING DUAL-FUEL ENGINE COMPARED TO THE CONVENTIONAL ENGINE

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Adriana PATILEA ◽  
Eugen RUSU
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Fuel Flexibility ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
Fuel Technology ◽  
Emission Legislation

Flexible dual-fuel power technology is becoming increasingly important in a marine market where fuel oil prices are fluctuating and emission legislation is becoming ever more stringent.The advantage of the dual-fuel technology is, without doubt, fuel flexibility. This technology makes it possible to utilise the economic and environmental superiority of gas fuel. The benefits of natural gas are low price and good environmental compatibility, thanks to its clean combustion.The main objective of the present work is to provide a more comprehensive view of the advantages of choosing a dual fuel engine instead of the conventional engine. For this analysis will be considered two ships and will also be taken into account the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI).

scholarly journals Conversion of JCP&L Gas Turbines From Oil to Oil and Gas Fuels

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. Bailey ◽  
D. F. Yosh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Design Requirements

Rising oil prices and the availability of natural gas make a field conversion to dual fuel (oil and gas) economically attractive. Design requirements for the gas turbines as well as yard piping and equipment are discussed. Installation work is summarized and operating experience after about 1500 hours per unit on gas is discussed.

Fuel Flexibility Influences on Premixed Combustor Blowout, Flashback, Autoignition and Instability

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Lieuwen ◽  
Vince McDonell ◽  
Eric Petersen ◽  
Domenic Santavicca
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Dynamic Stability ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Fuel Composition ◽  
Fuel Flexibility ◽  
Lean Premixed ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Underlying Processes

This paper addresses the impact of fuel composition on the operability of lean premixed gas turbine combustors. This is an issue of current importance due to variability in the composition of natural gas fuel supplies and interest in the use of syngas fuels. Of particular concern is the effect of fuel composition on combustor blowout, flashback, dynamic stability, and autoignition. This paper reviews available results and current understanding of the effects of fuel composition on the operability of lean premixed combustors. It summarizes the underlying processes that must be considered when evaluating how a given combustor’s operability will be affected as fuel composition is varied.

scholarly journals Research on Fuel Efficiency and Emissions of Converted Diesel Engine with Conventional Fuel Injection System for Operation on Natural Gas

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lebedevas ◽  
Pukalskas ◽  
Daukšys ◽  
Rimkus ◽  
Melaika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Significant Deterioration ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Conventional Fuel

This paper presents a study on the energy efficiency and emissions of a converted high-revolution bore 79.5 mm/stroke 95 mm engine with a conventional fuel injection system for operation with dual fuel feed: diesel (D) and natural gas (NG). The part of NG energy increase in the dual fuel is related to a significant deterioration in energy efficiency (ηi), particularly when engine operation is in low load modes and was determined to be below 40% of maximum continuous rating. The effectiveness of the D injection timing optimisation was established in high engine load modes within the range of a co-combustion ratio of NG ≤ 0.4: with an increase in ηi, compared to D, the emissions of NOx+ HC decreased by 15% to 25%, while those of CO2 decreased by 8% to 16%; the six-fold CO emission increase, up to 6 g/kWh, was unregulated. By referencing the indicated process characteristics of the established NG phase elongation in the expansion stroke, the combustion time increase as well as the associated decrease in the cylinder excess air ratio (α) are possible reasons for the increase in the incomplete combustion product emission.

Reduction of Burner Variants for Differing Fuel Compositions by Combining Intelligent Control Methods and Experimental Data of Siemens SGT-400 Dry Low Emission Combustion System

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phill Hubbard ◽  
Kexin Liu ◽  
Suresh Sadasivuni ◽  
Ghenadie Bulat
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion System ◽  
Fuel Flexibility ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
Temperature Controlled ◽  
Wobbe Index ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine ◽  
Standard Production

Extension of gas fuel flexibility of a current production standard SGT-400 industrial gas turbine combustor is reported in this paper. A successful development program has increased the capability of the standard production dry low emissions burner configuration to burn a range of fuels covering a temperature corrected wobbe index from 30 to 49 MJ/m3. A standard SGT-400 13.4 MW dry low emission double skinned combustor can was tested with a standard production gas burner for a cannular combustion system. Emissions, combustion dynamics, fuel pressure and flashback monitoring via measurement of burner metal temperatures, were the main parameters used to evaluate the impact of fuel flexibility on combustor performance. High pressure rig tests were carried out to demonstrate the capabilities of the combustion system at engine operating conditions across a wide range of ambient conditions. Variations of the fuel heating value were achieved by blending natural gas with CO2 as diluent. The standard SGT-400 combustion system employs proven dry low emissions technology for natural gas and liquid fuels such as diesel within a specified range of fuel heating values. With the aid of novel intelligent control software, the gas fuel capability of the SGT-400 standard dry low emissions burner has been extended, with the engine, achieving stable operation and reduced emissions across the load range despite variations of the composition of the fuel supply. This, combined with previous experience from high pressure rig and engine testing of the different burner configurations that covered this range, resulted in a reduction in the number of hardware configurations from three burners to two. Testing showed that the standard production burner can reliably operate with a fuel temperature controlled wobbe index as low as 30 MJ/m3 which corresponds to 20% CO2 (by volume) in the fuel. The performance of four different fuels with heating values in terms of temperature controlled wobbe index: 30, 33, 35 and 45 MJ/m3 (natural gas), is presented for the current production hardware. Test results show that NOx emissions decrease as the fuel heating value is reduced. Also note that a decreasing temperature controlled wobbe index leads to a requirement to increase the fuel supply pressure. The tests results obtained on the Siemens SGT-400 combustion system provide significant improvement for industrial gas turbine burner design for fuel flexibility.

Paper 1: Critical Factors in the Application of Dual-Fuel Engines

1969 ◽  
Vol 184 (16) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
P. W. A. Eke ◽  
J. H. Walker ◽  
M. A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Liquid Form ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Dual Fuel Engines ◽  
Further Development

A dual-fuel engine may be defined as a compression-ignition engine using mainly gaseous fuel but with a small quantity of fuel oil injected as an ignition source; the engine can be changed over instantaneously and under load to operate on liquid fuel alone. The recent availability of natural gas in this country once again attracts the attention of engineers towards gas as a fuel for internal-combustion engines. This paper traces the development of dual-fuel engines, originally using sewage gas and more recently using natural gas, and considers their advantages, both technical and economic, compared with spark-ignited and diesel engines. The dual-fuel engines within the authors' experience are described. The critical factors in handling natural gas in its liquid form are considered, and the extended scope of dual-fuel engines and alternative fuel engines in mobile applications is briefly reviewed. Finally, the paper examines the future for dual-fuel engines and suggests directions in which further development is required.

scholarly journals Comparison of Saturated and Superheated Steam Plants for Waste-Heat Recovery of Dual-Fuel Marine Engines

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 985
Author(s):  
Marco Altosole ◽  
Giovanni Benvenuto ◽  
Raphael Zaccone ◽  
Ugo Campora
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Steam Generator ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Superheated Steam ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Heavy Fuel Oil

From the working data of a dual-fuel marine engine, in this paper, we optimized and compared two waste-heat-recovery single-pressure steam plants—the first characterized by a saturated-steam Rankine cycle, the other by a superheated-steam cycle–using suitably developed simulation models. The objective was to improve the recovered heat from the considered engine, running with both heavy fuel oil and natural gas. The comparison was carried out on the basis of energetic and exergetic considerations, concerning various aspects such as the thermodynamic performance of the heat-recovery steam generator and the efficiency of the Rankine cycle and of the combined dual-fuel-engine–waste-heat-recovery plant. Other important issues were also considered in the comparison, particularly the dimensions and weights of the steam generator as a whole and of its components (economizer, evaporator, superheater) in relation to the exchanged thermal powers. We present the comparison results for different engine working conditions and fuel typology (heavy fuel oil or natural gas).

The Technical Modification and Performance Analysis of Diesel/LNG Dual Fuel Engines

2013 ◽  
Vol 724-725 ◽  
pp. 1383-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Meng ◽  
Jing Ping Si ◽  
Ge Xi Liang ◽  
Jia Hua Niu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Bench Test ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Power Performance ◽  
Dual Fuel Engines ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
And Performance

As the global shortage of oil resource and the rapid increase in car ownership, using gas as the alternative fuel is getting more and more important. Gas fuel, such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), with resource-rich, less pollution and other features, is desirable alternative fuels for cars. In this article, through the engine bench test, a comparative analysis of power performance, fuel economy, emission between diesel/LNG dual engine and diesel engine was done. The result shows that, compared to the original machine , power performance of modified diesel / LNG dual fuel engine decline but isnt obvious. At the same time , fuel economy has a substantial increase. The use of natural gas can relieve shortage of global oil resource and the supply-demand imbalance of oil products. The emission of modified diesel / LNG dual fuel engine has a better state than that of original machines. This kind of modified dual fuel engine is simple, low cost, easily promoted and will be well utilized in future.

Hybrid Dual-Fuel Combined Cycles: General Performance Analysis

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav P. Petrov ◽  
Andrew R. Martin ◽  
Laszlo Hunyadi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Steam Boiler ◽  
Electrical Efficiency ◽  
Combined Cycles ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
The Impact

The hybrid dual-fuel combined cycle concept is a promising technology for increasing the energy utilization of low-grade (solid) fuels. Advantages such as enhanced electrical efficiency, favorable economics, and relative ease of construction and operation have been pointed out by various authors in previous studies. The present investigation aims to assess the performance of natural gas and coal- or biomass-fired hybrid combined cycles, with a gas turbine as topping cycle and a steam boiler as bottoming cycle. A parametric analysis considers the impact of the natural gas/solid fuel energy ratio on the electrical efficiency of various hybrid system configurations. Results show that significant performance improvements (in the order of several percentage points in electrical efficiency) can be achieved by these hybrid configurations when compared to the reference (two independent, single-fuel power plants at the given scales). In large-scale power plants with coal-fired bottoming cycle, efficiencies continuously rise as the share of natural gas fuel is increased up to the cycle integration limits, while an optimum can be seen for the small-scale biomass-fired bottoming cycles (with modest steam parameters) at a certain share of natural gas fuel input.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a Freight Railroad Fuel: Perspective From a Western U.S. Railroad

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Iden
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Pilot Fuel ◽  
Gas Ignition ◽  
Gas Fuel ◽  
Lng Fuel

The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a line-haul locomotive fuel is not a new idea, despite recent publicity, with previous work stretching back into the 1980s. Intense publicity has been given to recent announcements about developing dual-fuel locomotive engines which can burn natural gas as the primary fuel, using diesel fuel only as a pilot fuel for gas ignition. However, developing a locomotive engine capable of using gaseous fuel may prove to be only one of five major challenges to widespread adoption of LNG as a freight railroad fuel: 1. Dual-fuel line-haul locomotives with engines which can use natural gas fuel must be developed and made available for use. 2. Natural gas fuel must be made available to dual-fuel locomotives, either onboard the locomotive itself or by using LNG tenders coupled to the locomotives. 3. LNG must be stored and available for refueling dual-fuel locomotives or their tenders at logical locations along railroad corridors where such locomotives are to be used. 4. Natural gas (from gas fields or pipelines) must be available along with liquefaction plants to convert the gas into cryogenic LNG fuel. 5. The safe operation of trains and locomotives, and safe maintenance of rolling stock, is paramount and cannot be compromised (nor should the efficiency of the rail system) should dual-fuel locomotives and LNG tenders supplant or replace conventional diesel-fueled locomotives. For LNG to become an effective large-scale freight railroad fuel, all five factors must be managed jointly and treated as a 5-legged technology system. If any one of the five “technology legs” is weak or improperly developed, the entire LNG-based system may be unsuitable in the freight railroad environment.

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