technological limitations and features of burning coal-water slurry fuels in ship power plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 219 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
A.I. Epikhin
Author(s):  
C. Wilkes ◽  
R. Wenglarz ◽  
D. W. Clark

This paper discusses the results obtained from the rich-quench-lean (RQL) combustion system running on distillate fuel and coal water slurry (CWS). Estimates of fuel bound nitrogen (FBN) yield indicate that rich lean combustion is successful in reducing the yield from coal water slurry fuel to between 8% and 12%. Some improvements in combustion efficiency are required when burning coal water slurry to reduce carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons to acceptable levels. These improvements are achievable by increasing the lean zone residence time. Further testing is planned to investigate the effects of residence time in more detail. The planned deposition, erosion, and corrosion (DEC) testing will evaluate alternative approaches for protection from deposition, erosion, and corrosion of turbines operating with coal derived fuels.


Author(s):  
R. A. Wenglarz ◽  
C. Wilkes ◽  
R. C. Bourke ◽  
H. C. Mongia

This paper describes the first test of an industrial gas turbine and low emissions combustion system on coal-water-slurry fuel. The engine and combustion system have been developed over the past five years as part of the Heat Engines program sponsored by the Morgantown Energy Technology Center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The engine is a modified Allison 501-K industrial gas turbine designed to produce 3.5 MW of electrical power when burning natural gas or distillate fuel. Full load power output increases to approximately 4.9 MW when burning coal-water slurry as a result of additional turbine mass flow rate. The engine has been modified to accept an external staged combustion system developed specifically for burning coal and low quality ash-bearing fuels. Combustion staging permits the control of NOx from fuel-bound nitrogen while simultaneously controlling CO emissions. Water injection freezes molten ash in the quench zone located between the rich and lean zones. The dry ash is removed from the hot gas stream by two parallel cyclone separators. This paper describes the engine and combustor system modifications required for running on coal and presents the emissions and turbine performance data from the coal-water slurry testing. Included is a discussion of hot gas path ash deposition and planned future work that will support the commercialization of coal-fired gas turbines.


1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Staub ◽  
S. G. Kimura ◽  
C. L. Spiro ◽  
M. W. Horner

This paper presents preliminary results of a program to investigate the key technologies for burning coal-water slurries in gas turbines. Results are given for slurry atomization and combustion testing and analyses performed at conditions typical for gas turbine applications. Significant progress has been made toward the understanding of slurry combustion and ash deposition phenomena. Confidence has been gained to the extent where elimination of a supplementary pilot fuel can now be projected.


2017 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 1089-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Gong ◽  
Guangsuo Yu ◽  
Qinghua Guo ◽  
Yifei Wang ◽  
Xueli Chen ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 8310-8317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Li ◽  
Linyan Zhao ◽  
Yixi Wang ◽  
Jianning Wu ◽  
Guihua Meng ◽  
...  

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