Experimental Investigation of Ammonia as a Gas Turbine Engine Fuel

1966 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Faehn ◽  
M. G. Bull ◽  
J. R. Shekleton
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Turbine Engine

Determination of Thermoacoustic Response in a Demonstrator Gas Turbine Engine

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Arana ◽  
B. Sekar ◽  
M. A. Mawid
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Acoustic Response ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Discharge Area

This paper describes an analytical and experimental investigation to obtain the thermoacoustic response of a demonstrator gas turbine engine combustor. The combustor acoustic response for two different fuel injector design configurations was measured. It was found that the combustor maximum peak to peak pressure fluctuations were 0.6 psi to 2 psi for configuration A and B respectively. Based on the measured acoustic response, another experimental investigation was conducted to identify the design features in configuration B that caused the increase in the acoustic response. The data showed that by changing the fuel injector swirler’s vane to inner passage discharge area ratio, the engine acoustic response could be lowered to an acceptable level. A simplified analytical model based on the lumped-parameter approach was then developed to investigate the effect of geometrical changes upon the engine response. The analytical model predicted the fuel injector/swirlers acoustic response as a function of the swirlers inner passage discharge area ratio and frequency. The predictions were consistent with the experimental observations, in particular, it was predicted that as the area ratio was increased, the system reactance was decreased and as a result the system changed from a damping to an amplifying system.

Conditions for Scuffing Failure of Ground and Superfinished Steel Disks at High Sliding Speeds Using a Gas Turbine Engine Oil

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Patching ◽  
C. C. Kweh ◽  
H. P. Evans ◽  
R. W. Snidle
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Involute Gears ◽  
Scuffing Failure

This paper describes the results of an experimental investigation to compare the scuffing performance of conventionally ground and superfinished hardened steel disks operating at sliding speeds of up to 26 m/s and lubricated with a gas turbine engine oil at a temperature of 100° C. The ground disks were finished in the axial direction to simulate the orientation of surface finish found on involute gears. Superfinishing was found to give a significant increase in the load at which scuffing occurred. Frictional traction was also measured in the experiments and was found to be significantly lower for the superfinished disks in the loading stages preceding scuffing failure.

Fuzzy-Based Gas Turbine Engine Fuel Controller Design Using Particle Swarm Optimization

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 3215-3222 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Montazeri-Gh ◽  
E. Mohammadi ◽  
S. Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Controller ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Time Response ◽  
Rule Base ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Turbine Engine

This paper presents the application of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm for optimization of the Gas Turbine Engine (GTE) fuel control system. In this study, the Wiener model for GTE as a block structure model is firstly developed. This representation is an appropriate model for controller tuning. Subsequently, based on the nonlinear GTE nature, a Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) with an initial rule base is designed for the engine fuel system. Then, the initial FLC is tuned by PSO with emphasis on the engine safety and time response. In this study, the optimization process is performed in two stages during which the Data Base (DB) and the Rule Base (RB) of the initial FLC are tuned sequentially. The results obtained from the simulation show the ability of the approach to achieve an acceptable time response and to attain a safe operation by limiting the turbine rotor acceleration.

Experimental Investigation of an Inert Gas Generator for Fire Suppressing

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
SooYong Kim ◽  
A. Slitenko
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Inert Gas ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Exit Nozzle

Present study deals with experimental and theoretical performance analysis of an inert gas generator(IGG) which can be used as an effective mean to suppress the fire. The system consists of a gas turbine engine and afterburning system with injection of water, exit nozzle to produce the inert gas. It is generally known that the degree of oxygen content in the product of combustion depends on both inlet and outlet temperature of a combustor. Less the oxygen content in the combustion product higher will be the effectiveness of fire suppression. Injection of water brings additional advantages of suffocating and cooling effects which are both indespensable factors for fire suppressing. The special test rig was manufactured and experimental investigation of IGG system has been carried out. The automatic control system ensured stable operation of gas turbine engine and afterburner, water injection, fuel control and others. During the investigation the main parameters of gas turbine engine and auxiliarly systems were measured: gas temperature and pressure at gas turbine and afterburner exit, fuel flow rate, water mass flow rate, inlet air temperature, water temperature in the cooling chamber, mass flow rate, temperature and velocity of exhaust gas-steam mixture in the exit nozzle, oxygen content in the exit jet. The experimental investigation shows that developed IGG system can work very well for indoor fires but need some modifications in application to outdoor fire suppressing.

Comparison of measurements and predictions of flow in a gas turbine engine fuel nozzle

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Brankovic ◽  
L. Porter ◽  
R. McKinney ◽  
H. Ouyang ◽  
J. Kennedy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Fuel Nozzle
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