Variables affecting NO{sub x} formation in lean-premixed combustion

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2815532· OSTI ID:483756

Steele, R C; Jarret, A C; Malte, P C; Tonouchi, J H; Nicol, D G ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

The formation of NO{sub x} in lean-premixed, high-intensity combustion is examined as a function of several of the relevant variables. The variables are the combustion temperature and pressure, fuel type, combustion zone residence time, mixture inlet temperature, reactor surface-to-volume ratio, and inlet jet size. The effects of these variables are examined by using jet-stirred reactors and chemical reactor modeling. The atmospheric pressure experiments have been completed and are fully reported. The results cover the combustion temperature range (measured) of 1,500 to 1,850 K, and include the following four fuels: methane, ethylene, propane, and carbon monoxide/hydrogen mixtures. The reactor residence time is varied from 1.7 to 7.4 ms, with most of the work done at 3.5 ms. The mixture inlet temperature is taken as 300 and 600 K, and two inlet jet sizes are used. Elevated pressure experiments are reported for pressures up to 7.1 atm for methane combustion at 4.0 ms with a mixture inlet temperature of 300 K. Experimental results are compared to chemical reactor modeling. This is accomplished by using a detailed chemical kinetic mechanism in a chemical reactor model, consisting of a perfectly stirred reactor (PSR) followed by a plug flow reactor (PFR). The methane results are also compared to several laboratory-scale and industrial-scale burners operated at simulated gas turbine engine conditions.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 483756
• Report Number(s): CONF-950629--
• Journal Information: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Journal Name: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 119; ISSN JETPEZ; ISSN 0742-4795
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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