ACTIVE CONTROL OF PERFORMANCE AND NOx EMISSIONS OF STAGED GASEOUS FUEL BURNER

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (ASAT CONFERENCE) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
H. Mahmoud ◽  
Sh. Hammed ◽  
M. Nosier ◽  
A. Wandan ◽  
S. Abd EI-Ghany
Keyword(s):  
Active Control ◽  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Fuel Burner

THE METHOD OF NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSION REDUCTION DURING THE COMBUSTION OF GASEOUS FUEL IN MUNICIPAL THERMAL POWER BOILERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Sylwia Janta-Lipińska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Nitrogen Oxide Emission ◽  
Boiler Efficiency ◽  
Injection Technology

The nitrogen oxides in a flame of burning fuel can be created by many mechanisms. The amount of NOx concentration emitted to the ground atmosphere mainly depends on the type of fuel burned in the industrial and heating boilers. Changes in the country's thermal policy and requirements that are set for us by the European Union States are forcing us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Directed metered ballast method is one of the most attractive techniques for reducing NOx emissions. In recent years, moisture injection technology is still investigated on low and medium power thermal power boilers operating on gaseous fuel. The goal of this work was to perform the investigations of the process of a moisture injection into the zones of decisive influence (SDW-I and SDW-II) on steam and water boilers: DKVR 10-13, DKVR 20-13, DE 25-14 and PTVM-50. The obtained results clearly show how the proposed method affects NOx reduction and boiler efficiency.

scholarly journals Characterization of a Novel Porous Injector for Multi-Lean Direct Injection (M-LDI) Combustor

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianing Li ◽  
Umesh Bhayaraju ◽  
San-Mou Jeng
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Flame Temperature ◽  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Porous Tube ◽  
Lean Direct Injection ◽  
Air Mixing

A generic novel injector was designed for multi-Lean Direct Injection (M-LDI) combustors. One of the drawbacks of the conventional pressure swirl and prefilming type airblast atomizers is the difficulty of obtaining a uniform symmetric spray under all operating conditions. Micro-channels are needed inside the injector for uniformly distributing the fuel. The problem of non-uniformity is magnified in smaller sized injectors. The non-uniform liquid sheet causes local fuel rich/lean zones leading to higher NOx emissions. To overcome these problems, a novel fuel injector was designed to improve the fuel delivery to the injector by using a porous stainless steel material with 30 μm porosity. The porous tube also acts as a prefilming surface. Liquid and gaseous fuels can be injected through the injector. In the present study, gaseous fuel was injected to investigate injector fuel-air mixing performance. The gaseous fuel was injected through a porous tube between two radial-radial swirling air streams to facilitate fuel-air mixing. The advantage of this injector is that it increases the contact surface area between the fuel-air at the fuel injection point. The increased contact area enhances fuel-air mixing. Fuel-air mixing and combustion studies were carried out for both gaseous and liquid fuel. Flame visualization, and emissions measurements were carried out inside the exit of the combustor. The measurements were carried out at atmospheric conditions under fuel lean conditions. Natural gas was used as a fuel in these experiments. Fuel-air mixing studies were carried out at different equivalence ratios with and without confinement. The mass fraction distributions were measured at different downstream locations from the injector exit. Flame characterization was carried out by chemiluminescence at different equivalence ratios and inlet air temperatures. Symmetry of the flame, flame length and heat release distribution were analyzed from the flame images. The effects of inlet air temperature and combustion flame temperature on emissions was studied. Emissions were corrected to 15% O2 concentration. NOx emissions increase with inlet air temperature and flame temperature. Effect of flame temperature on NOx concentration is more significant than effect of inlet air temperature. Fuel-air mixing profile was used to obtain mass fraction Probability Density Function (pdf). The pdfs were used for simulations in Chemkin Pro. The measured emissions concentrations at the exit of the injector was compared with simulations. In Chemkin model, a network model with several PSRs (perfectly stirred reactor) were utilized, followed by a mixer and a PFR (plug flow reactor). The comparison between the simulations and the experimental results was investigated.

Actuation Studies for Active Control of Mild Combustion for Gas Turbine Application

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilien Varea ◽  
Stephan Kruse ◽  
Heinz Pitsch ◽  
Thivaharan Albin ◽  
Dirk Abel
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Combustion Regime ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Mild Combustion

MILD combustion (Moderate or Intense Low Oxygen Dilution) is a well known technique that can substantially reduce high temperature regions in burners and thereby reduce thermal NOx emissions. This technology has been successfully applied to conventional furnace systems and seems to be an auspicious concept for reducing NOx and CO emissions in stationary gas turbines. To achieve a flameless combustion regime, fast mixing of recirculated burnt gases with fresh air and fuel in the combustion chamber is needed. In the present study, the combustor concept is based on the reverse flow configuration with two concentrically arranged nozzles for fuel and air injections. The present work deals with the active control of MILD combustion for gas turbine applications. For this purpose, a new concept of air flow rate pulsation is introduced. The pulsating unit offers the possibility to vary the inlet pressure conditions with a high degree of freedom: amplitude, frequency and waveform. The influence of air flow pulsation on MILD combustion is analyzed in terms of NOx and CO emissions. Results under atmospheric pressure show a drastic decrease of NOx emissions, up to 55%, when the pulsating unit is active. CO emissions are maintained at a very low level so that flame extinction is not observed. To get more insights into the effects of pulsation on combustion characteristics, velocity fields in cold flow conditions are investigated. Results show a large radial transfer of flow when pulsation is activated, hence enhancing the mixing process. The flame behavior is analyzed by using OH* chemiluminescence. Images show a larger distributed reaction region over the combustion chamber for pulsation conditions, confirming the hypothesis of a better mixing between fresh and burnt gases.

scholarly journals A Research on the Performance, Emission and Combustion Parameters of the Hydrogen and Biogas Dual Fuel Engine

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Avinash MUTLURI ◽  
Radha Krishna GOPIDESI ◽  
Srinivas Viswanath VALETI
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Secondary Fuel ◽  
Pilot Fuel ◽  
Inlet Manifold

In the present research a diesel engine has been converted to dual fuel mode, injecting hydrogen and biogas as secondary fuel and the tests were conducted in dual fuel mode to evaluate the performance, emissions and combustion parameters of the engine. Diesel as a pilot fuel, hydrogen and biogas as a secondary fuel were injected from the inlet manifold. The hydrogen and the biogas which is a gaseous fuel were injected at 5 liters per minute (lpm) and the tests were conducted separately. From these tests, it was noted that there is an enhancement of 27.28% in brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and increment of 10.70% in NOX emissions for diesel with 5 lpm hydrogen compared with diesel fuel under single fuel mode. Also, it was noted that the reduction in BTE was around 36.50% and NOX emissions about 15.68 % for diesel with 5 lpm biogas when compared with diesel fuel under single fuel mode.

Active Control of Combustion Instabilities in Gas Turbine Burners

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Oliver Paschereit ◽  
Ephraim Gutmark
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Modulation Amplitude ◽  
Symmetric Mode ◽  
Instability Mode ◽  
Secondary Fuel ◽  
Symmetric Instability

This paper gives an overview of open and closed loop active control methodologies used to suppress symmetric and helical thermoacoustic instabilities in an experimental low-emission swirl-stabilized gas turbine combustor. The controllers were based on fuel (or equivalence ratio) modulations in the main pre-mixed combustion or alternatively in secondary pilot fuel. For the main premix fuel supply two methods of fuel injection modulations were tested: symmetric and asymmetric injection. The tests showed that the closed loop asymmetric modulations were more effective in the suppression of the symmetric mode instability than symmetric fuel excitation. Symmetric excitation was quite efficient in abating the symmetric mode as well, however, at a certain range of phase shift the combustion was destabilized to an extent that caused blow out of the flame. Using premixed open loop fuel modulations the symmetric instability mode responded to symmetric excitation only when the two frequencies matched. The helical fuel injection affected the symmetric mode only at frequencies that were much higher than that of the instability mode. The asymmetric excitation required more power to obtain the same amount of reduction as that required by symmetric excitation. Unlike the symmetric excitation which destabilized the combustion when the modulation amplitude was excessive, the asymmetric excitation yielded additional suppression as the modulation level increased. The NOx emissions were reduced to a greater extent by the asymmetric modulation. Secondary fuel injection in a pilot flame was used to control low frequency symmetric instability and high frequency helical instability. Adding a continuous flow of fuel into the pilot flame controlled both instabilities. However, modulating the fuel injection significantly decreased the amount of necessary fuel. The reduced secondary fuel resulted in a reduced heat generation by the pilot diffusion flame and therefore yielded lower NOx emissions. The secondary fuel pulsation frequency was chosen to match the time scales typical to the central flow recirculation zone which stabilizes the flame in the burner. Suppression of the symmetric mode pressure oscillations by up to 20 dB was recorded.

Boiler Design with Solid-Gaseous Fuel Staging to Reduce NOx Emissions and Optimize Load Flexibility

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Meiller ◽  
Robert Daschner ◽  
Julian Walberer ◽  
Andreas Hornung
Keyword(s):  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Fuel Staging ◽  
Boiler Design

scholarly journals The Effect of Inert Fuel Compounds on Flame Characteristics

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Igor Hudák ◽  
Pavel Skryja ◽  
Jiří Bojanovský ◽  
Zdeněk Jegla ◽  
Martin Krňávek
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Hydrocarbon Fuel ◽  
Inert Gases ◽  
Inert Gas ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Testing Facility ◽  
Fuel Burner

To describe the effects of inert compounds in gaseous fuel, experiments on three different process burners (staged fuel burner, staged air burner, and low-calorific burner) were carried out. The tested burners are commercially available, but they were specially designed for experimental usage. Tests were carried out in the semi-industrial burner testing facility to investigate the influence of inert gases on the flame characteristics, emissions, and heat flux to the combustion chamber wall. Natural gas was used as a reference fuel, and, during all tests, thermal power of 500 kW was maintained. To simulate the combustion of alternative fuels with lower LHV, N2 and CO2 were used as diluents. The inert gas in the hydrocarbon fuel at certain conditions can lower NOx emissions (up to 80%) and increase heat flux (up to 5%). Once incombustible compounds are present in the fuel, the higher amount of fuel flowing through nozzles affects the flow in the combustion chamber by increasing the Reynolds number. This can change the flame pattern and temperature field, and it can be both positive and negative, depending on actual conditions.

Performance of a Large Bore Natural Gas Engine With Reformed Natural Gas Prechamber Fueling

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Ruter ◽  
Daniel B. Olsen ◽  
Mark V. Scotto ◽  
Mark A. Perna
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gaseous Fuel ◽  
Combustion Stability ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Combustion Instabilities ◽  
Operating Points

Lean combustion is a standard approach used to reduce NOx emissions in large bore natural gas engines. However, at lean operating points, combustion instabilities and misfires give rise to high total hydrocarbon (THC) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. To counteract this effect, precombustion chamber (PCC) technology is employed to allow engine operation at an overall lean equivalence ratio while mitigating the rise of THC and CO caused by combustion instability and misfires. A PCC is a small chamber, typically 1–2% of the clearance volume. A separate fuel line supplies gaseous fuel to the PCC and a standard spark plug ignites the slightly rich mixture (equivalence ratio 1.1 to 1.2) in the PCC. The ignited PCC mixture enters the main combustion chamber as a high energy flame jet, igniting the lean mixture in the main chamber. Typically, natural gas fuels both the main cylinder and the PCC. In the current research, a mixture of reformed natural gas (syngas) and natural gas fuels the PCC. Syngas is a broad term that refers to a synthetic gaseous fuel. In this case, syngas specifically denotes a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and methane generated in a natural gas reformer. Syngas has a faster flame speed and a wider equivalence ratio range of operation. Fueling the PCC with Syngas reduces combustion instabilities and misfires. This extends the overall engine lean limit, enabling further NOx reductions. Research results presented are aimed at quantifying the benefits of syngas PCC fueling. A model is developed to predict equivalence ratio in the PCC for different mixtures and flowrates of fuel. An electronic injection valve is used to supply the PCC with syngas. The delivery pressure, injection timing, and flow rate are varied to optimize PCC equivalence ratio. The experimental results show that supplying the PCC with syngas improves combustion stability by 16% compared to natural gas PCC fueling. Comparing equivalent combustion stability operating points between syngas mixtures and natural gas shows a 40% reduction in NOx emissions when fueling the PCC with syngas mixtures compared to natural gas fueling.

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