Gas turbine fuels and their influence on combustion
This book discusses the general fuel situation and the occurrence and origin of fuels as both raw materials or synthesized products, and considers possible future research requirements necessary to ensure sufficient knowledge to the designer. After establishing the properties of fuels, the remainder of the book is devoted to assessing their effects upon gas turbine combustors. The fuels are considered in three groups - solids, liquids, and gases. For solid fuels, notes are included on direct firing, the use of slurries, indirect firing, and fluidized bed combustion. Liquid fuels include considerations of fuels derived from oil shales, tar sands, coal derivatives, and alcohols. Gaseous fuels run the gamut of very wide fuel compositions, ranging from high calorific fuels (above 20 MJ/m/sup 3/) to very low calorific fuels (less than 5 MJ/m/sup 3/). For all of these fuels, data are cited to enable changes in combustion behaviour to be assessed with respect to flame temperatures, flame stability and extinction, combustion efficiency and the occurrence of pollutants within the exhaust, heat transfer within the combustor and possible effects upon chamber life. Where the effects are serious, possible changes to the equipment are indicated.
- OSTI ID:
- 6092327
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
An overview of synthetic fuel combustion issues and research activities
Low emissions combustor development for an industrial gas turbine to utilize LCV fuel gas
Related Subjects
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
COMBUSTION KINETICS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ATOMIZATION
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
COAL FINES
DROPLETS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EVAPORATION
FLAME PROPAGATION
FORECASTING
FUEL OILS
FUEL SLURRIES
GAS FUELS
IGNITION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
ECONOMICS
ENGINES
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
KINETICS
LIQUID FUELS
MIXTURES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLLUTION CONTROL
REACTION KINETICS
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
SYNTHESIS
330103* - Internal Combustion Engines- Turbine
330800 - Emission Control- Alternative Fuels