Design and experimental characterization of a swirl-stabilized combustor for low calorific value gaseous fuelsShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2020Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Low calorific value (LCV) gaseous fuels are generated as by-products in many commercial sectors, e.g. as mine gas or biogas. Their efficient exploitation can be a considerable source of primary energy. Typically, product gases from biomass are characterized by low lower heating values (LHV) due to their high concentration of inert gases and steam. At the same time, their composition varies strongly based on the initial feedstock and may contain unwanted components in the form of tars and ammonia. These properties make the design of appropriate combustion systems very challenging and issues such as ignition, flame stability, emission control, and combustion efficiency must be accounted for. By employing a proprietary gas turbine burner at the TU Berlin, the combustion of an artificial LCV gas mixture at stoichiometric conditions has been successfully demonstrated for a broad range of steam content in the fuel. The current work presents the stability maps and emissions measured with the swirl-stabilized burner at premixed conditions. It was shown that the flame location and shape primarily depend on the steam content of the LCV gas. The steam content in the fuel was increased until flame blow-out occurred at LHVs well below the target condition of 2.87 MJ/kg (2.7 MJ/m3N). The exhaust gas is analyzed in terms of the pollutants NOx and CO for different fuel compositions, moisture contents, and thermal powers. Finally, OH∗ measurements have been carried out in the flame. A simple reactor network simulation was used to confirm the feasibility of the experimental results.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2020.
Keywords [en]
Ammonia, Emission control, Fuel burners, Fuels, Gas turbines, Ignition, Inert gases, Light weight vehicles, Steam, Combustion efficiencies, Combustion systems, Commercial sector, Experimental characterization, Fuel compositions, Gas turbine burners, Lower heating value, Swirl-stabilized burners, Calorific value
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302905DOI: 10.1115/GT2020-14654Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85099790886OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-302905DiVA, id: diva2:1599798
Conference
ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020, 21 September 2020 through 25 September 2020
Note
QC 20220119
2021-10-012021-10-012025-04-24Bibliographically approved