Conversion of fuel nitrogen to oxides of nitrogen in an automotive gas turbine

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · SAE Spec. Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6971964

Huellmuntel, L W; Matson, J G

Engine and chassis dynamometer tests were conducted using the GMR GT-225 experimental automotive gas turbine engine to determine the effect of fuel nitrogen on NO/SUB x/ emissions. Kerosene doped with pyridine was used as fuel and both a conventional diffusion-flame combustor and an experimental lean, premixing-prevaporizing combustor were tested. The results show that a sizable amount of fuel nitrogen is converted to NO/SUB x/ with both combustors. The lean, premixing-prevaporizing combustor converted a greater fraction of the fuel nitrogen than did the diffusion-flame combustor and for both combustors, the fraction converted decreased as the fuel nitrogen content increased.

• Research Organization: General Motors Research Laboratories
• OSTI ID: 6971964
• Report Number(s): CONF-8310223-
• Journal Information: SAE Spec. Publ.; (United States), Journal Name: SAE Spec. Publ.; (United States) Vol. SP-559; ISSN SAESA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
AZINES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COMBUSTION KINETICS
COMBUSTORS
DYNAMOMETERS
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENGINES
FUELS
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
KEROSENE
KINETICS
LIQUID FUELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PYRIDINE
PYRIDINES
QUANTITY RATIO
REACTION KINETICS
TESTING