The influence of fuel hydrogen content upon soot formation in a model gas-turbine combustor

Conference · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6384882

Bowden, T T; Pearson, J H; Wetton, R J

The sooting tendencies of various fuel blends containing either single-ring or polycylic aromatics have been studied in a model gas turbine combustor at a pressure of 1.0 MPa and varying values of air/fuel ratio. Sooting tendencies were determined by flame radiation, exhaust soot, and infra-red absorption measurements. The results of this study have indicated that, even for fuels containing high concentrations of naphthalenes or tetralins (>10 percent v), fuel total hydrogen content correlates well with fuel sooting tendency. The present results are explained by a hypothesis that assumes that the majority of soot is formed in regions of high temperature, low oxygen content, and low fuel concentration, e.g., the recirculation zone.

• Research Organization: Shell Research Limited, Thornton Research Centre, Chester
• OSTI ID: 6384882
• Report Number(s): CONF-840611-
• Journal Information: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States), Vol. 84-GT-6; Conference: International gas turbine conference and exhibit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4 Jun 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
FOSSIL FUELS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
SOOT
PRODUCTION
ABSORPTION
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMBUSTORS
EXHAUST GASES
FLAMES
FUEL-AIR RATIO
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
HYDROGEN
LOW PRESSURE
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
QUANTITY RATIO
AROMATICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINES
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROCARBONS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
WASTES
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330103 - Internal Combustion Engines- Turbine