High Temperature Film Cooling Test Facility and Preliminary Test Results

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Straub ◽  
T. G. Sidwell ◽  
K. H. Casleton ◽  
M. A. Alvin ◽  
S. Chien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Test Sample ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
The University

This paper describes a new high temperature test facility developed through a collaborative effort between the University of Pittsburgh and the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The scope of this paper will include a description of this experimental test facility and a discussion of some test results collected from a flat plate (Haynes 230) using a single row of fan-shaped film cooling holes. This test specimen has been tested at two different pressures (i.e., 1.3 and 3 bar). The hot gas path flow velocity (i.e., 60 m/s) and the hot gas temperature (i.e., 1300 K) have been maintained as a constant for these tests. At each of these test conditions, five different film cooling blowing ratio conditions have been evaluated, including a condition with no film cooling. The overall cooling effectiveness and the reduction in heat flux for a point near the center of the test sample are reported and discussed.

A Multistage Compressor Test Facility: Uncertainty Analysis and Preliminary Test Results

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bettocchi ◽  
M. Pinelli ◽  
P. R. Spina
Keyword(s):  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Multistage Compressor ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing ◽  
The University

A multistage compressor test facility, fully instrumented with a dedicated data acquisition and processing system, has been developed to conduct experimental research work at the University of Ferrara. This paper provides a systematic description of the uncertainty analysis procedures required for compressor testing, including preliminary performance test results, in addition to a brief description of the test facility and its capabilities.

A Multi-Stage Compressor Test Facility: Uncertainty Analysis and Preliminary Test Results

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bettocchi ◽  
M. Pinelli ◽  
P. R. Spina
Keyword(s):  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing ◽  
The University

A multi-stage compressor test-facility, fully instrumented with its dedicated data acquisition and processing system, has been developed to conduct experimental research work at the University of Ferrara. This paper provides a systematic description of the uncertainty analysis procedures required for compressor testing, including preliminary performance test results, in addition to a brief description of the test facility and its capabilities.

scholarly journals Physical Aspects of Deposition From Coal Water Fuels Under Gas Turbine Conditions

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Wenglarz ◽  
Ralph G. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Unburned Carbon ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Stators And Rotors ◽  
Temperature Surface ◽  
Deposition Control

Deposition, erosion, and corrosion (DEC) experiments were conducted using three coal-water fuels (CWF) in a staged subscale turbine combustor operated at conditions of a recuperated turbine. This rich-quench-lean (RQL) combustor appears promising for reducing NOx levels to acceptable levels for future turbines operating with CWF. Specimens were exposed in two test sections to the combustion products from the RQL combustor. The gas and most surface temperatures in the first and second test sections represented temperatures in the first stators and rotors, respectively, of a recuperated turbine. The test results indicate deposition is affected substantially by gas temperature, surface temperature, and unburned carbon due to incomplete combustion. The high rates of deposition observed at first stator conditions showed the need for additional tests to identify CWF coals with lower deposition tendencies and to explore deposition control measures such as hot gas cleanup.

Staged Lean Catalytic Combustion of Gasified Biomass for Gas Turbine Applications: An Experimental Approach to Investigate Performance of Catalysts

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Manrique Carrera ◽  
Jeevan Jayasuriya ◽  
Torsten Fransson
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Catalytic Combustion ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Medium Temperature ◽  
Temperature Combustion ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
High Level

Emission demands for gas turbine utilization will become more stringent in the coming years. Currently different techniques are used to reach low levels of NOx emissions. One possible solution is the Staged Lean Catalytic Combustion. In this concept a catalysts arrangement is used to generate high temperature combustion gases. The high temperature gases could be used to feed a second combustion stage in which more fuel is injected. In this work a series of experiments were performed at the Catalytic Combustion High Pressure Test Facility at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. The fuel used was a simulated gasified biomass and the catalytic combustor consisted of an arrangement of different catalysts, e.g. bimetallic, hexaaluminates, and perovskites catalysts. These were used as, ignition catalyst, medium temperature catalyst and high temperature catalyst respectively. The tests were performed between 5 and 13.5 bar, and the overall conversion varied between 60% and 70% and the temperature of flue gases could reach 750°C and contains high level of oxygen. The determining factor to control the exit gas temperature was the richness of the mixture (λ value). On the other hand, the increased pressure had a moderate negative effect in the overall fuel conversion. This effect is stronger at leaner mixtures compared to richer ones. Moreover, λ value and also pressure affected the temperature distribution along the reactor. The utilization of a lean catalytic combustion approach makes possible the use of a post catalytic combustion. In this region additional fuel is injected to fully burn the exiting gases and increase the exit temperature to the desired levels. This staged lean catalytic combustion approach could resemble moderate levels exhaust gas recirculation techniques and/or high air temperature combustion and it is also briefly examined in the present work.

Coal Ash Deposition on Nozzle Guide Vanes: Part I—Experimental Characteristics of Four Coal Ash Types

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Webb ◽  
B. Casaday ◽  
B. Barker ◽  
J. P. Bons ◽  
A. D. Gledhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Coal Ash ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Nozzle Guide

An accelerated deposition test facility was operated with three different coal ash species to study the effect of ash composition on deposition rate and spatial distribution. The facility seeds a combusting (natural gas) flow with 10–20 micron mass mean diameter coal ash particulate. The particulate-laden combustor exhaust is accelerated through a rectangular-to-annular transition duct and expands to ambient pressure through a nozzle guide vane annular sector. For the present study, the annular cascade consisted of two CFM56 aero-engine vane doublets; comprising three full passages and two half passages of flow. The inlet Mach number (0.1) and gas temperature (1100°C) are representative of operating turbines. Ash samples were tested from the three major coal ranks: lignite, subbituminous, and bituminous. Investigations over a range of inlet gas temperatures from 900°C to 1120°C showed that deposition increased with temperature, though the threshold for deposition varied with ash type. Deposition levels varied with coal rank, with lignite producing the largest deposits at the lowest temperature. Regions of heightened deposition were noted; the leading edge and pressure surface being particularly implicated. Scanning electron microscopy was used to identify deposit structure. For a limited subset of tests, film cooling was employed at nominal design operating conditions but provided minimal protection in cases of severe deposition.

Development of a New Hot Gas Double Axial Valve and Design Concept for a Coaxial Valve

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kruschik
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Chemical Plants ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Closed Cycle ◽  
Secondary Circuit ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Prototype Design

The hot gas double axial valve is a newly developed shut-off valve for high temperature and high pressure helium, which can be used in the new generation of helium cooled nuclear plants, including the modular reactor. It is the safety shut-off valve in the secondary circuit after the heat-exchanger. At first it will be used in the German project PNP (nuclear process heat for the gasification of coal), but it can also be used for the other high temperature systems such as the closed cycle nuclear gas turbine, chemical plants or for industrial processes. Its state of development, test results, and the present prototype design are discussed. A further concept for a coaxial valve will be shown, which may be of interest for certain types of modular reactors and also for closed cycle nuclear gas turbines.

scholarly journals Development and Assessment of Coatings for Future Power Generation Turbines

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Alvin ◽  
D. Zhu ◽  
K. Klotz ◽  
B. McMordie ◽  
B. Warnes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
West Virginia University ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Barrier Coating ◽  
Regional University ◽  
The University

The NETL-Regional University Alliance (RUA) continues to advance technology development critical to turbine manufacturer efforts for achieving DOE Fossil Energy (FE’s) Advanced Turbine Program Goals. In conjunction with NETL, Coatings for Industry (CFI), the University of Pittsburgh, NASA GRC, and Corrosion Control Inc., efforts have been focused on development of composite thermal barrier coating (TBC) architectures that consist of an extreme temperature coating, a commercially applied 7-8 YSZ TBC, a reduced cost bond coat, and a diffusion barrier coating that are applied to nickel-based superalloys or single crystal airfoil substrate materials for use at temperatures ≥1450°C (≥ 2640°F). Additionally, construction of a unique, high temperature (∼1100°C; ∼2010°F), bench-scale, micro-indentation, nondestructive (NDE) test facility at West Virginia University (WVU) was completed to experimentally address in-situ changes in TBC stiffness during extended cyclic oxidation exposure of coated single crystal coupons in air or steam-containing environments. The efforts and technical accomplishments in these areas are presented in the following sections of this paper.

Preliminary Test Results from the CELSS Test Facility Engineering Development Unit

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kliss ◽  
R. D. MacElroy ◽  
C. C. Blackwell ◽  
B. A. Borchers ◽  
M. E. Drews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Engineering Development ◽  
Development Unit

Coal Ash Deposition on Nozzle Guide Vanes—Part I: Experimental Characteristics of Four Coal Ash Types

2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Webb ◽  
B. Casaday ◽  
B. Barker ◽  
J. P. Bons ◽  
A. D. Gledhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Coal Ash ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Nozzle Guide

An accelerated deposition test facility was operated with four different coal ash species to study the effect of ash composition on deposition rate and spatial distribution. The facility seeds a combusting (natural gas) flow with 10–20 micron mass mean diameter coal ash particulate. The particulate-laden combustor exhaust is accelerated through a rectangular-to-annular transition duct and expands to ambient pressure through a nozzle guide vane annular sector. For the present study, the annular cascade consisted of two CFM56 aero-engine vane doublets, comprising three full passages and two half passages of flow. The inlet Mach number (0.1) and gas temperature (1100 °C) are representative of operating turbines. Ash samples were tested from the three major coal ranks: lignite, subbituminous, and bituminous. Investigations over a range of inlet gas temperatures from 900 °C to 1120 °C showed that deposition increased with temperature, though the threshold for deposition varied with ash type. Deposition levels varied with coal rank, with lignite producing the largest deposits at the lowest temperature. Regions of heightened deposition were noted; the leading edge and pressure surface being particularly implicated. Scanning electron microscopy was used to identify deposit structure. For a limited subset of tests, film cooling was employed at nominal design operating conditions but provided minimal protection in cases of severe deposition.

Physical Aspects of Deposition From Coal-Water Fuels Under Gas Turbine Conditions

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Wenglarz ◽  
R. G. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Unburned Carbon ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Stators And Rotors ◽  
Temperature Surface ◽  
Deposition Control

Deposition, erosion, and corrosion (DEC) experiments were conducted using three coal-water fuels (CWF) in a staged subscale turbine combustor operated at conditions of a recuperated turbine. This rich-quench-lean (RQL) combustor appears promising for reducing NOx levels to acceptable levels for future turbines operating with CWF. Specimens were exposed in two test sections to the combustion products from the RQL combustor. The gas and most surface temperatures in the first and second test sections represented temperatures in the first stators and rotors, respectively, of a recuperated turbine. The test results indicate deposition is affected substantially by gas temperature, surface temperature, and unburned carbon due to incomplete combustion. The high rates of deposition observed at first stator conditions showed the need for additional tests to identify CWF coals with lower deposition tendencies and to explore deposition control measures such as hot gas cleanup.

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