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Low-Emission combustion of fuel in aeroderivative gas turbines

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The paper is the first of a planned set of papers devoted to the world experience in development of Low Emission combustors (LEC) for industrial Gas Turbines (GT). The purpose of the article is to summarize and analyze the most successful experience of introducing the principles of low-emission combustion of the so-called “poor” (low fuel concentration in air when the excess air ratio is about 1.9–2.1) well mixed fuelair mixtures in the LEC for GTs and ways to reduce the instability of combustion. The consideration examples are the most successful and widely used aero-derivative GT. The GT development meets problems related to the difference in requirements and operation conditions between the aero, industrial, and power production GT. One of the main problems to be solved is the LEC development to mitigate emissions of the harmful products first of all the Nitrogen oxides NOx. The ways to modify or convert the initial combustors to the LEC are shown. This development may follow location of multiburner mixers within the initial axial envelope dimensions or conversion of circular combustor to the can type one. The most interesting are Natural Gas firing GT without water injection into the operating process or Dry Low emission (DLE) combustors. The current GT efficiency requirement may be satisfied at compressor exit pressure above 3 MPa and Turbine Entry temperature (TET) above 1500°C. The paper describes LEC examples based on the concept of preliminary prepared air–fuel mixtures' combustion. Each combustor employs its own fuel supply control concept based on the fuel flow–power output relation. In the case of multiburner combustors, the burners are started subsequently under a specific scheme. The can type combustors have combustion zones gradually ignited following the GT power change. The combustion noise problem experienced in lean mixtures' combustion is also considered, and the problem solutions are described. The GT test results show wide ranges of stable operation at needed levels of NOx and CO emissions. The world experience analysis and generalization and investigation of the further development directions for the high performance GT will assist development of domestic LEC for prospective GTs.

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    L. A. Bulysova, V. D. Vasil’ev & A. L. Berne

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Original Russian Text © L.A. Bulysova, V.D. Vasil’ev, A.L. Berne, 2017, published in Teploenergetika.

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Bulysova, L.A., Vasil’ev, V.D. & Berne, A.L. Low-Emission combustion of fuel in aeroderivative gas turbines. Therm. Eng. 64, 891–897 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601517120011

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