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Development of a low swirl injector concept for gas turbines

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OSTI ID:785290
This paper presents a demonstration of a novel lean premixed low-swirl injector (LSI) concept for ultra-low NOx gas turbines. Low-swirl flame stabilization method is a recent discovery that is being applied to atmospheric heating equipment. Low-swirl burners are simple and support ultra-lean premixed flames that are less susceptible to combustion instabilities than conventional high-swirl designs. As a first step towards transferring this method to turbines, an injector modeled after the design of atmospheric low-swirl burner has been tested up to T=646 F and 10 atm and shows good promise for future development.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of Power Technologies (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
785290
Report Number(s):
LBNL--47801
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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