Evaluating high volume blends of vegetable oil in micro-gas turbine engines

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 886-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hoxie ◽  
M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine

Thermodynamic Characteristics of Hybrid Solar Microgas Turbine Plants under Tropical Climate

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (43) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Dologlonyan ◽  
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Dmitriy S. Strebkov ◽  
Valeriy T. Matveenko ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Simple Cycle ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Turbine Plant ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Plant

The article presents the results obtained during the study of the characteristics of hybrid solar micro-gas turbine units with an integrated parabolocylindrical solar collector. The efficiency of a hybrid solar gas turbine plant depends both on the efficiency of the solar collector and the location of its integration, and on the efficiency of the gas turbine engine. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in studying hybrid solar gas turbine installations based on a parabolocylindrical focusing solar collector in combination with micro-gas turbine engines of various configurations to determine the most suitable match. (Materials and methods) The article considers four basic schemes of gas turbine engines running on organic fuel, their parameters and optimization results. The article presents the main climatic parameters for the study of the focusing solar collector, as well as the parameters of the collector itself and the main dependencies that determine its efficiency and losses. The place of integration of the focusing solar collector into the gas turbine plant was described and justified. (Results and discussion) Hybrid solar micro-gas turbine installations based on micro-gas turbine engines of a simple cycle, a simple cycle with heat recovery, a simple cycle with a turbocharger utilizer, a simple cycle with a turbocharger utilizer and heat recovery for tropical climate conditions were studied on the example of Abu Dhabi. (Conclusions) The most suitable configuration of micro-gas turbine engines for integrating a focusing solar collector is a combination of a simple cycle with a turbocharger utilizer and regeneration. The combination of micro-gas turbine engines of a simple cycle with a turbocharger heat recovery and heat recovery with an integrated focusing solar collector can relatively increase the average annual efficiency of fuel consumption of such installations in a tropical climate by 10-35 percent or more, while maintaining cogeneration capabilities.

High Power Density Silicon Combustion Systems for Micro Gas Turbine Engines

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 709-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Spadaccini ◽  
A. Mehra ◽  
J. Lee ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
S. Lukachko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Deep Reactive Ion Etching ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Power Densities ◽  
Important Design

As part of an effort to develop a microscale gas turbine engine for power generation and micropropulsion applications, this paper presents the design, fabrication, experimental testing, and modeling of the combustion system. Two radial inflow combustor designs were examined; a single-zone arrangement and a primary and dilution-zone configuration. Both combustors were micromachined from silicon using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and aligned fusion wafer bonding. Hydrogen-air and hydrocarbon-air combustion were stabilized in both devices, each with chamber volumes of 191mm3. Exit gas temperatures as high as 1800 K and power densities in excess of 1100MW/m3 were achieved. For the same equivalence ratio and overall efficiency, the dual-zone combustor reached power densities nearly double that of the single-zone design. Because diagnostics in microscale devices are often highly intrusive, numerical simulations were used to gain insight into the fluid and combustion physics. Unlike large-scale combustors, the performance of the microcombustors was found to be more severely limited by heat transfer and chemical kinetics constraints. Important design trades are identified and recommendations for microcombustor design are presented.

Lowest emission sustainable aviation biofuels as the potential replacement for the Jet-A fuels

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson A. ◽  
Karthikeyan A. ◽  
Ramesh Kumar C. ◽  
Ramachandran S. ◽  
Praveenkumar T.R.
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Fuel Blends

Purpose The purpose of this study is to predict the performance and emission characteristics of micro gas turbine engines powered by alternate fuels. The micro gas turbine engine performance, combustion and emission characteristics are analyzed for the jet fuel with different additives. Design/methodology/approach The experimental investigation was carried out with Jet A-1 fuel on the gas turbine engines at different load conditions. The primary blends of the Jet A-1 fuels are from canola and solid waste pyrolysis oil. Then the ultrasonication of highly concentrated multiwall carbon nanotubes is carried with the primary blends of canola (Jet-A fuel 70%, canola 20% and 10% ethanol) and P20E (Jet-A 70% fuel, 20% PO and 10% ethanol). Findings The consumption of the fuel is appreciable with the blends at a very high static thrust. The 39% reduction in thrust specific fuel consumption associated with a 32% enhance in static thrust with P20E blend among different fuel blends. Moreover, due to the increase in ethanol concentration in the blends PO20E and C20E lead to a 22% rise in thermal efficiency and a 9% increase in higher oxygen content is observed. Practical implications The gas turbine engine emits very low emission of gases such as CO, CO2 and NOx by using the fuel blends, which typically reduces the fossil fuel usage limits with reduced pollutants. Originality/value The emission of the gas turbine engines is further optimized with the addition of hydrogen in Jet-A fuel. That is leading to high specific fuel exergy and owing to the lower carbon content in the hydrogen fuel when compared with that of the fossil fuels used in gas turbine engines. Therefore, the usage of hydrogen with nanofluids was so promising based on the results obtained for replacing fossil fuels.

Micro Jet Engine Oil Consumption Measurement Technique

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Sandor ◽  
Stephan Staudacher ◽  
Gernot Hertweck
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Emission Measurement ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Tracer Techniques ◽  
Technical Advances

Oil consumption of micro gas turbine engines plays a significant role with regards to their practical application in aerospace. In this context an oil consumption measurement device has been developed on behalf of Daimler AG for the application to vehicle turbo chargers. This device has been used to measure the oil consumption of an own design micro jet engine of 400 N thrust. The design of the device is based on the principle of gravimetric weighting. In the past, volumetric principles have been applied to engine oil consumption measurements. Technical advances in the field of piezoelectricity have improved the accuracy of gravimetric weighting in such a way that today its accuracy is comparable to volumetric gauging. Moreover, unlike volumetric gauging gravimetric weighting is not influenced by the density or the amount of emulsified gas in the oil. Hence, application of gravimetric weighting represents a more robust and more efficient way to evaluate oil consumption in micro gas turbine engines. Unlike non-conventional measurement strategies like emission measurement and tracer techniques, gravimetric weighting allows very simple and convenient oil consumption measurements [3]. The device was validated using defined laboratory measurements. Experimental results are shown.

Combustors for Micro-Gas Turbine Engines

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Waitz ◽  
Gautam Gauba ◽  
Yang-Sheng Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Flammability Limits ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Design Analyses ◽  
Refractory Ceramics ◽  
Lean Conditions

The development of a hydrogen-air microcombustor is described. The combustor is intended for use in a 1 mm2 inlet area, micro-gas turbine engine. While the size of the device poses several difficulties, it also provides new and unique opportunities. The combustion concept investigated is based upon introducing hydrogen and premixing it with air upstream of the combustor. The wide flammability limits of hydrogen-air mixtures and the use of refractory ceramics enable combustion at lean conditions, obviating the need for both a combustor dilution zone and combustor wall cooling. The entire combustion process is carried out at temperatures below the limitations set by material properties, resulting in a significant reduction of complexity when compared to larger-scale gas turbine combustors. A feasibility study with initial design analyses is presented, followed by experimental results from 0.13 cm3 silicon carbide and steel microcombustors. The combustors were operated for tens of hours, and produced the requisite heat release for a microengine application over a range of fuel-air ratios, inlet temperatures, and pressures up to four atmospheres. Issues of flame stability, heat transfer, ignition and mixing are addressed. A discussion of requirements for catalytic processes for hydrocarbon fuels is also presented.

THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBINED CYCLES OF VACUUM MICRO-GAS TURBINE PLANTS OF HEAT AND POWER SUPPLY OF LOCAL OBJECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
A.V. DOLOGLONYAN ◽  
D.S. STREBKOV ◽  
V.T. MATVIIENKO ◽  
I.N. STACENKO
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Thermodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Simple Cycle ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Heat Regeneration ◽  
Combined Cycles

The subject of this article is the use of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) plants to improve the efficiency of vacuum cycles of micro-gas turbine engines (VMGTE). Combined installations VMGTE with ORC of a simple cycle and with heat regeneration have been investigated. The optimal parameters of the plants in the mode of the switching heat flow are found for various working fluids of the ORC. It has been established that the combination of VMGTE with ORC allows to increase the efficiency of plants by 4.2 ... 12.5%, while maintaining cogeneration capabilities. Due to the design features, the combined plant based on a simple cycle can be used for the utilization of secondary energy resources of any potential.

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