Low NO/sub x/ heavy fuel combustor program. [Gas turbines for co-generation]

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5839128

Lister, E; Niedzwiecki, R W; Nichols, L

The Low NO/sub x/ Heavy Fuel Combustor Program is a part of the DOE/LeRC Advanced Conversion Technology Project (ACT). Main program objectives are to generate and demonstrate the technology required to develop durable gas turbine combustors for utility and industrial applications, which are capable of sustained, environmentally acceptable operation with minimally processed petroleum residual fuels. The program will focus on dry reductions of oxides of nitrogen (NO/sub x/), improved combustor durability and satisfactory combustion of minimally processed petroleum residual fuels. Other technology advancements sought include: fuel flexibility for operation with petroleum distillates, blends of petroleum distillates and residual fuels, and synfuels (fuel oils derived from coal or shale); acceptable exhaust emissions of carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons, sulfur oxides and smoke; and retrofit capability to existing engines.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5839128
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/1062-79/3; NASA-TM-79313
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200100* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Power Plants & Power Generation
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290800 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
42 ENGINEERING
421000 -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHALCOGENIDES
CO-GENERATION
COMBUSTORS
DEUS
FUELS
GAS TURBINES
MACHINERY
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER GENERATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STEAM GENERATION
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY