Design and Development of a Process Plant Gas Generator Installation

1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Process Plant ◽  
Gas Generators

In 1972 El Paso Products investigated the possibility of replacing their existing industrial gas generators with an alternative. These gas turbines provided a constant hot gas flow to the catalysts of their butadiene plant in Odessa Texas. This project demanded the highest reliability and offered some unique engineering challenges.

IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF HOT GAS GENERATORS FOR HEATING AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (143) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Negovora ◽  
◽  
Makhmut M. Razyapov ◽  
Arseniy A. Kozeyev
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Thermoelectric Converter ◽  
Remote Monitoring System ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Gas Generators

Hot gas generators are used as a source of thermal energy for pre-start preparation of motor vehicles in cold climatic conditions. Their wide application is due to the high thermal power and safety. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in determining the possibilities of using thermoelectric modules to reduce the energy consumption of the battery by hot gas generators. (Materials and methods) Authors used research methods based on the application of standard techniques, while the object of research was the power supply system of a thermal energy source. (Results and discussion) Authors conducted research on ways and methods to reduce the electric consumption of a hot gas generator by recuperating thermal energy into electrical energy using thermoelectric generator modules. The thermoelectric converters installed on the heat pipe of the hot gas generator, due to the high temperature difference, will allow to obtain a high value of the electromotive force. Modeling of the nozzle in the software package of the Ansys three-dimensional modeling system showed that part of the heat energy goes through the surface of the heat pipe. The article proposes the use of a nozzle with a thermoelectric converter installed on the outer surface of the cylinder instead of a heat pipe. The article presents the mathematical model of an improved hot gas generator nozzle. (Conclusions) The use of a thermoelectric converter for the utilization of thermal energy and the replacement of energy losses of the battery, which feeds the hot gas generator, will reduce the internal power losses of the battery and increase the technical readiness of automotive equipment. The introduction of a comprehensive heat treatment system, which is intelligently and functionally linked to a remote monitoring system, will significantly increase the service life of the units most exposed to temperature influences.

Conjugate Simulation of the Effects of Oxide Formation in Effusion Cooling Holes on Cooling Effectiveness

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Bohn ◽  
Robert Krewinkel
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Flow Area ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Barrier Coating ◽  
Cooling Hole

Within Collaborative Research Center 561 “Thermally Highly Loaded, Porous and Cooled Multi-Layer Systems for Combined Cycle Power Plants” at RWTH Aachen University an effusion-cooled multi-layer plate configuration with seven staggered effusion cooling holes is investigated numerically by application of a 3-D in-house fluid flow and heat transfer solver, CHTflow. The effusion-cooling is realized by finest drilled holes with a diameter of 0.2 mm that are shaped in the region of the thermal barrier coating. Oxidation studies within SFB 561 have shown that a corrosion layer of several oxides with a thickness of appoximately 20μm grows from the CMSX-4 substrate into the cooling hole. The goal of this work is to investigate the effect this has on the cooling effectiveness, which has to be quantified prior to application of this novel cooling technology in real gas turbines. In order to do this, the influence on the aerodynamics of the flow in the hole, on the hot gas flow and the cooling effectiveness on the surface and in the substrate layer are discussed. The adverse effects of corrosion on the mechanical strength are not a part of this study. A hot gas Mach-number of 0.25 and blowing ratios of approximately 0.28 and 0.48 are considered. The numerical grid contains the coolant supply (plenum), the solid body for the conjugate calculations and the main flow area on the plate. It is shown that the oxidation layer does significantly affect the flow field in the cooling holes and on the plate, but the cooling effectiveness differs only slightly from the reference case. This seems to justify modelling the holes without taking account of the oxidation.

A Combustion Study of Gas Turbines Using Multi-Species/Reacting Computational Fluid Dynamic

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasan Armand ◽  
Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hot Gas

A multi-species/reacting combustion study was performed. The focus of the study was to quantify the effects of variation in air extraction and power rates on flame/outlet temperatures of a General Electric (GE), Frame 5 gas turbine. The environmental contamination level due to generation of carbon monoxide was also reported. GE, Frame 5 gas turbine has been widely used around the world for power generation, and as mechanical drives. The combustion products were examined throughout a range of air extraction rates, upon which it was determined that the combustion liners were susceptible to damage at air extraction rates above 10%, and the environmental contamination level due to carbon monoxide was increased. Furthermore, the gas flow exiting the combustion liner became non-homogeneous (i.e. a pocket of relatively hot gas formed in the middle of the flow path), which would cause damage to the downstream components. In conclusion, the short-term monetary gains from using compressed air from a gas turbine do not justify the costs of down time for repairs and the replacement of expensive hot-gas-path components.

Highest-Efficient Film Cooling by Improved NEKOMIMI Film Cooling Holes: Part 2 — Hot Gas Flow Conditions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Kusterer ◽  
Nurettin Tekin ◽  
Azadeh Kasiri ◽  
Dieter Bohn ◽  
Takao Sugimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Cooling Technology ◽  
Cooling Air

In modern gas turbines, the film cooling technology is essential for the protection of the hot parts, in particular of the first stage vanes and blades of the turbine, against the hot gases from the combustion process in order to reach an acceptable life span of the components. As the cooling air is usually extracted from the compressor, the reduction of the cooling effort would directly result to an increased thermal efficiency of the gas turbine. Understanding of the fundamental physics of film cooling is necessary for the improvement of the state-of-the-art. Thus, huge research efforts by industry as well as research organizations have been undertaken to establish high efficient film cooling technologies. It is common knowledge today that film cooling effectiveness degradation is caused by secondary flows inside the cooling jets, i.e. the Counter-Rotating Vortices (CRV) or sometimes also mentioned as kidney-vortices, which induce a lift-off of the jet. Further understanding of the secondary flow development inside the jet and how this could be influenced, has led to hole configurations, which can induce Anti-counter-rotating Vortices (ACRV) in the cooling jets. As a result, the cooling air remains close to the wall and is additionally distributed flatly along the surface. Beside different other technologies, the NEKOMIMI cooling technology is a promising approach to establish the desired ACRV. It consists of a combination of two holes in just one configuration so that the air is distributed mainly on two cooling air streaks following the special shape of the generated geometry. The original configuration was found to be difficult for fabrication by advanced machining processes. Thus, the improvement of this configuration has been reached by a set of geometry parameters, which lead to configurations easier to be manufactured but preserving the principle of the NEKOMIMI technology. Within a numerical parametric study several advanced configurations have been obtained and investigated under hot gas flow conditions. By systematic variation of the parameters a further optimization with respect to highest film cooling effectiveness has been performed. The best configuration outperforms the basic configuration by more than 20% regarding the overall averaged adiabatic film cooling effectiveness.

The Development of the Olympus “C” Gas Generator

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Green ◽  
C. J. Bean
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Combustion System ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Service Operation ◽  
Successful Design ◽  
Gas Generators ◽  
Identification Analysis ◽  
Cycle Temperature ◽  
Significant Milestone

Firmly based on the well established Olympus “A” and “B” gas generators, the successful design and development of a 30 percent more powerful version, the Olympus “O,” specifically for industrial and marine operation, represents a significant milestone in the use of compact gas turbines in these fields. Producing 33 EGMW, the re-design of the gas generator turbines and combustion system to introduce more advanced technology permitted the raising of the maximum cycle temperature by 140 K. The engineering program from project concept through basic development and launch to successful commercial service operation is described with particular emphasis on problem identification, analysis, and solution.

Emergence of Kelvin-Helmholtz Instabilities in Gas Turbine Rim Cavities: A Parameter Study

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rabs ◽  
F.-K. Benra ◽  
O. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Linear Theory ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Splitter Plate ◽  
Parameter Study ◽  
Plate Model ◽  
Cavity Model ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Vortex Velocity

In an earlier paper of the authors, the occurrence of the so called Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities (KHI) near the rim cavity of a 1.5 stage gas turbine has been examined by the use of CFD methods. It is shown that the KHI’s occur, when the swirl component of the hot gas flow is very strong. Due to the fact, that a high swirl is produced by the guide vanes of the first stage, this matter concerns most common gas turbines. A further paper validated the CFD methods used and derived KHI parameters (vortex appearance, vortex periodicity and vortex velocity) of a splitter plate model. In the current study, essential parameters revealed by the analysis of a gas turbine rim cavity model are compared to the parameters extracted from the investigation of the splitter plate model and the potential linear theory of Turner. The rim cavity model is derived from a test rig of a 1.5 stage gas turbine. The blades and vanes have been removed from the computations. As main flow boundary conditions, surface averaged parameters are used. It is shown that a description of KHI developing in a rim cavity model is partly possible using splitter plate KHI characteristics and the potential linear theory of Turner as well. A mathematical approach is formulated, which can predict the vortex velocity of KHI’s in turbine rim cavities.

scholarly journals Experimental Assessment of Fiber Reinforced Ceramics for Combustor Walls

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Filsinger ◽  
S. Münz ◽  
A. Schulz ◽  
S. Wittig ◽  
G. Andrees
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Test Duration ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Sic Composites

Experimental and theoretical work concerning the application of ceramic components in small high temperature gas turbines has been performed for several years. The significance of some non-oxide ceramic materials for gas turbines in particular is based on their excellent high temperature properties. The application of ceramic materials allows an increase of the turbine inlet temperature resulting in higher efficiencies and a reduction of pollution emissions. The inherent brittleness of monolithic ceramic materials can be virtually reduced by reinforcement with ceramic fibers leading to a quasi-ductile behavior. Unfortunately, some problems arise due to oxidation of these composite materials in the presence of hot gas flow containing oxygen. At the Motoren- und Turbinen Union, München GmbH, comprehensive investigations including strength, oxidation, and thermal shock tests of several materials that seemed to be appropriate for combustor liner applications were undertaken. As a result, C/C, SiC/SiC, and two C/SiC-composites coated with SiC, as oxidation protection, were chosen for examination in a gas turbine combustion chamber. To prove the suitability of these materials under real engine conditions, the fiber reinforced flame tubes were installed in a small gas turbine operating under varying conditions. The loading of the flame tubes was characterized by wall temperature measurements. The materials showed different oxidation behavior when exposed to the hot gas flow. Inspection of the C/SiC-composites revealed debonding of the coatings. The C/C- and the SiC/SiC-materials withstood the tests with a maximum cumulated test duration of 90 hours without damage.

Developments in British Gas Generators for Gas Turbines

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. U. Snell ◽  
Trevor Albone
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Gas Generators ◽  
Electrical Generation ◽  
Generator Design ◽  
Electrical Utilities

Conditions conducive to the generation of peak load electricity in the factory of the author’s company and the application of these principles on a national scale. Peak load gas turbine generating stations on the main electrical utilities in the United Kingdom, and early operating experience with the gas generators forming the motive power. Natural gas and its impact on the gas turbine for uses other than electrical generation, with particular reference to Canadian gasline pumping installations and future development in gas generator design.

Formation of Deposits From Heavy Fuel Oil Ash in an Accelerated Deposition Facility at Temperatures Up to 1206°C

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Laycock ◽  
Thomas H. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Capture Efficiency ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Nickel Base Superalloy ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Heavy Fuel Oil ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Exhaust Stream

Some industrial gas turbines are currently being fired directly using heavy fuel oil, which contains a small percentage of inorganic material that can lead to fouling and corrosion of turbine components. Deposits of heavy fuel oil ash were created in the Turbine Accelerated Deposition Facility (TADF) at Brigham Young University under gas turbine-related conditions. Ash was produced by burning heavy fuel oil in a downward-fired combustor and collecting the ash from the exhaust stream. The mass mean ash particle diameter from these tests was 33 microns. This ash was then introduced into the TADF and entrained in a hot gas flow that varied from 1088 to 1206°C. The gas and particle velocity was accelerated to over 200 m/s in these tests. This particle-laden hot gas stream then impinged on a nickel base superalloy metal coupon approximately 3 cm in diameter, and an ash deposit formed on the coupon. Sulfur dioxide was introduced to the system to achieve 1.1 mol% SO2 in the exhaust stream in order to simulate SO2 levels in turbines currently burning heavy fuel oil. The ash deposits were collected, and the capture efficiency, surface roughness, and deposit composition were measured. The deposits were then washed with deionized water, dried, and underwent the same analysis. It was found that, as the gas temperature increased, there was no effect on capture efficiency and the post-wash roughness of the samples decreased. Washing aided in the removal of sulfur, magnesium, potassium, and calcium.

A Combustion Study of Gas Turbines Using Multi-Species/Reacting Computational Fluid Dynamic

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasan Armand ◽  
Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hot Gas

A multi-species/reacting combustion study was performed. The focus of the study was to quantify the effects of variation in air extraction and power rates on flame/outlet temperatures of a General Electric (GE), Frame 5 gas turbine. The environmental contamination level due to generation of carbon monoxide was also reported. GE, Frame 5 gas turbine has been widely used around the world for power generation, and as mechanical drives. The combustion products were examined throughout a range of air extraction rates, upon which it was determined that the combustion liners were susceptible to damage at air extraction rates above 10%, and the environmental contamination level due to carbon monoxide was increased. Furthermore, the gas flow exiting the combustion liner became non-homogeneous (i.e. a pocket of relatively hot gas formed in the middle of the flow path), which would cause damage to the downstream components. In conclusion, the short-term monetary gains from using compressed air from a gas turbine do not justify the costs of down time for repairs and the replacement of expensive hot-gas-path components.

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