Clean fuel test burn in TVA combustion turbine
In the fall of 1997, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in cooperation with A-55 Clean Fuels of Reno, NV (A-55) conducted a series of tests on the Unit 1 combustion turbine at the TVA Colbert Fossil Plant near Huntsville, AL. TVA was interested in assessing the use of oil/water emulsified fuels because they offered the potential of significant reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions without a significant impact on unit performance. Notably, the recorded data shows that there was a significant reduction in NOx emissions--upwards of 50%--in both transient and steady-state operations. Moreover, base load gross output increased 1.2 MW over a full range of operating ambient conditions. The following presentation displays the full set of operating and emission data obtained in the tests.
- Research Organization:
- A-55 Clean Fuels, Reno, NV (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20013543
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1998 International Joint Power Generation Conference, Baltimore, MD (US), 08/23/1998--08/26/1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 1998 international joint power generation conference (FACT-Vol.22). Volume 1: Fuels and combustion technologies; Gas turbines; Environmental engineering; Nuclear engineering, by Gupta, A.; Natole, R.; Sanyal, A.; Veilleux, J. [eds.], 921 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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