燃气轮机催化燃烧室的实验研究

介绍了预混和催化燃烧相结合的燃烧室原理,对此种燃烧室进行实验研究,分析了影响催化燃烧的主要因素。预混与催化燃烧相结合能延长催化剂的使用寿命,改善燃烧室的可靠性,更经济地降低燃气轮机ＮＯｘ的排放。     

某型燃气轮机燃烧室燃烧流场数值研究

燃气轮机燃烧室的燃烧特性受到旋流强度、雾化特性等因素的强烈影响,旋流强度和雾化特性分析对燃烧室的设计和优化具有非常重要的作用。对燃气轮机燃烧室的燃烧流场,应用商用程序FLUENT进行了数值模拟,并分析了空气过量系数α和燃油雾化粒径对燃烧室内燃烧特性的影响。模拟结果表明,控制空气过量系数和燃油雾化粒径对提高燃烧室工作性能和降低污染物排放具有重要意义。     

新型低NOx排放高温空气燃烧的数值研究

通过数值模拟对燃料射流环绕空气射流的五喷口高温空气燃烧的燃烧特性进行了研究.详细阐述了燃烧室内燃烧温度和燃烧组分的分布情况,并对NOx生成及其影响因素进行了分析.结果表明:燃烧室出口可燃物浓度低于0.1%,燃烧反应完全;燃烧反应主要发生在燃料射流包围的圆柱体内,沿射流方向,燃烧逐渐向空气射流方向扩大,燃烧过程缓慢,并在燃烧室后半段稳定燃烧;NOx主要在燃烧室的高温区域形成,降低燃烧室内高温区域的氧气浓度是抑制燃烧过程NOx生成的关键,在燃烧室入口附近,NOx的生成受燃料射流的入口温度影响较大.     

燃料热值对不同燃烧方式下燃气轮机燃烧特性的影响

针对燃气轮机运行过程中出现的燃烧不稳定和污染物排放高的问题,开展了燃料热值对不同燃烧方式下燃气轮机燃烧特性（燃烧稳定性和污染物排放影响规律）影响的研究。以某重型燃气轮机分管燃烧室为研究对象,在扩散燃烧和预混燃烧方式下,保持燃料流量、空气流量及大气温度等参数不变,仅改变燃料热值,采用数值仿真方法对燃烧室设计监测点处压力、燃烧室出口温度及污染物排放等数据进行分析。研究表明：在扩散燃烧方式下,热值较低时,燃烧室高频压力脉动较大,热值增加,燃烧室低频压力脉动先减小后增加;在预混燃烧方式下,热值增加,燃烧室高频压力脉动减小;在两种燃烧方式下,热值增加,燃烧室出口NO_x排放均增加,而热值变化对燃烧室出口CO的排放影响较小。     

大气温度对某型燃气轮机燃烧稳定性和 NOx排放影响的数值研究

为了对比扩散和预混两种不同燃烧模式下大气温度对燃气轮机燃烧稳定性和NO_x排放的影响规律,针对某重型燃气轮机燃烧室,对多旋流喷嘴燃烧室的燃烧稳定性和NO_x排放进行了数值研究。结果表明:对于扩散燃烧,大气温度升高,燃烧室内高频脉动增强,燃烧稳定性变差;对于预混燃烧,大气温度升高,有利于提高燃烧的稳定性;在扩散燃烧模式下燃烧室燃料喷嘴下游回流区的温度最高,NO_x生成量最大;预混燃烧下燃烧室头部温度分布较均匀,燃烧室NO_x生成主要集中在驻涡回流区和燃烧室中下游位置,燃料喷嘴下游回流区NO_x生成量很小;随着大气温度的升高,扩散燃烧和预混燃烧下燃烧室内NO_x的生成量均增加。研究结果可为指导燃气轮机运行提供参考。     

预混燃烧下环境温度对某型燃气轮机燃烧稳定性和NOx排放影响的 数值研究

环境温度通过改变燃烧室入口空气温度进而影响燃气轮机燃烧稳定性和NO_x排放。为了掌握预混燃烧模式下环境温度对燃气轮机燃烧稳定性和NO_x排放的影响规律,本文以某重型燃气轮机燃烧室为研究对象,采用SAS湍流模型和涡耗散概念燃烧模型,通过改变环境温度,对多旋流喷嘴燃烧室预混燃烧模式下燃烧稳定性和NO_x排放进行了数值计算。研究结果表明:在燃气轮机预混燃烧模式下,提升燃气轮机环境温度,有利于提高燃烧室燃烧稳定性;环境温度从0℃上升到30℃,在不调整燃料和空气流量的情况下,燃烧室出口NO_x排放质量分数增加97.8%。     

湿度对HAT循环燃烧室旋流扩散燃烧特性的影响

为研究湿度对燃烧特性的影响，采用湍流雷诺应力模型和层流小火焰模型，对湿空气透平(HAT)循环燃气轮机带有旋流器的燃烧室内甲烷扩散燃烧过程进行了数值模拟对比了在4种不同空气含湿量(0、100、200、300g／kg(DA))情况下的燃烧室内部温度场、速度场以及NO组分分布的情况，分析了湿度对HAT循环燃烧室扩散燃烧特性的影响结果表明，加湿降低了整个燃烧室的温度，并使其内部温度分布更加均匀；加湿使燃烧室的NO浓度大大降低；加湿减小了回流区长度。     

内燃机燃烧过程的热声振荡现象研究

以经过改装的火花点火式发动机作为研究对象,首先进行不考虑燃烧室声场影响的内燃机燃烧三维模型燃烧模拟,并将模拟结果同燃烧过程高速摄影结果比较分析;然后进行燃烧室声激励下的压力场研究和考虑燃烧室声场影响的准维模型的燃烧模拟计算。不考虑燃烧室声学影响的燃烧模拟结果与实际的燃烧试验结果存在较大的差异;闭式燃烧室内考虑声学影响时,由于燃烧激励使得燃烧室的压力场存在着波动。结果表明,燃烧室的声学特性对燃烧过程中压力的变化存在显著的影响。     

微型燃气轮机燃烧室性能的数值研究

针对Capstone公司的C30微型燃气轮机的燃烧室，采用κ—ε湍流模型、EBU—Ambenius湍流燃烧模型描述其燃烧流动，采用扩展Zeldivch机制描述HOx生成；应用分区结构化网格和SIMPLE算法求解控制方程，进行了三维燃烧流动的数值模拟研究，同时对燃烧室的整体性能进行了分析。通过数值计算及结果分析，着重研究了环型贫燃预混燃烧室的燃烧组织形式对燃烧室性能的影响，并探讨了流动控制板对燃烧室内燃烧流动和燃烧室出口HOx分布的影响。数值研究的主要目的是配合新型微型燃气轮机的研制，获得微型燃气轮机燃烧室的设计经验，为研制既有高燃烧效率和燃烧稳定性，又有低HOx排放特性的燃烧室奠定基础。     

凹腔结构对氢气超声速燃烧影响数值模拟

基于开源计算软件OpenFOAM建立求解器,采用RANS方法,针对凹腔不同深度、长度、后壁面倾角对氢气在燃烧室中超声速燃烧进行数值模拟研究。分析比较了在燃料当量比为0.28时不同凹腔结构的速度场、温度场、燃烧效率和总压损失。结果表明:凹腔是燃烧室中主要蓄热和燃烧部分且不同凹腔结构的燃烧室流场边界层形状相似;凹腔长度影响燃烧室的总压损失,但是凹腔深度和后壁面倾角对其影响不大;凹腔的面积和长深比均可以影响燃烧室的燃烧效率,凹腔面积越大,燃烧效率越高,长深比为4.5左右时凹腔附近燃烧效率增幅最快。     

NOx formation and reduction mechanisms in staged O2/CO2 combustion

The purpose of this study was to investigate the NO_x formation and reduction mechanisms in staged O₂/CO₂ combustion and in air combustion. A flat CH₄ flame doped with NH₃ for fuel-N was formed over the honeycomb, and NO_x formation characteristics were investigated. In addition, chemiluminescence of OH^* distribution was measured, and CHEMKIN-PRO was used to investigate the detailed NO_x reduction mechanism. In general, the NO_x conversion ratio decreases with decreasing primary O₂/CH₄ ratio, whereas NH₃ and HCN, which are easily converted to NO_x in the presence of O₂, increases rapidly. Therefore, a suitable primary O₂/CH₄ ratio exists in the staged combustion. Our experiments showed the primary O₂/CH₄ ratio, which gave the minimum fixed nitrogen compounds in O₂/CO₂ combustion, was lower than in air combustion. The NO_x conversion ratio in O₂/CO₂ combustion was lower than in air combustion by 40% in suitable staged combustion. This could be explained by high CO₂ concentrations in the O₂/CO₂ combustion. It was shown that abundant OH radicals were formed in O₂/CO₂ combustion through the CO₂ + H → CO + OH, experimentally and numerically. OH radicals produced H and O radicals through H₂ + OH → H + H₂O and O₂ + H → OH + O, because a mass of hydrogen source exists in the CH₄ flame. O and OH radicals formed in the fuel-rich region enhanced the oxidation of NH₃ and HCN. NO_x formed by the oxidation of NH₃ and HCN was converted to N₂ because the oxidation occurred in the fuel-rich region where the NO_x reduction effect was high. In fact, the oxidation of NH₃ and HCN in the fuel-rich region was preferable to remaining NH₃ and HCN before secondary O₂ injection in the staged combustion. A significant reduction in NO_x emission could be achieved by staged combustion in O₂/CO₂ combustion.     

Experimental estimate of the laminar burning velocity of iso-octane in oxygen-enriched and CO2-diluted air

Oxygen-enriched combustion is of great interest for industrial applications, since membrane separation technology can be used. The objective of this work is to provide unique data on laminar burning velocity, a key parameter in real combustion development, for the oxygen-enriched combustion of an iso-octane/air mixture for various dilution (by air or CO₂) cases. Experiments were carried out in a stainless steel combustion chamber at atmospheric pressure and 373 K. The iso-octane was mixed with a mixture of O₂, CO_2, and N₂. The volume fraction of O₂ was varied from 21% to 29% and CO₂ was varied from 0% to 28%. The classical shadowgraphy technique was used to detect the reaction zone in order to deduce the un-stretched burning velocity, using a nonlinear methodology. All the experimental data were compared with the numerical results obtained with chemical kinetic schemes available in the literature. For further experimental investigations, a correlation is proposed to predict laminar burning velocity as a function of the quantity of O₂ and CO₂ in the gas mixture. Finally, analytical and experimental data concerning Markstein length are discussed.     

Swirling distributed combustion for clean energy conversion in gas turbine applications

Distributed combustion provides significant performance improvement of gas turbine combustors. Key features of distributed combustion includes uniform thermal field in the entire combustion chamber, thus avoiding hot-spot regions that promote NO_x emissions (from thermal NO_x) and significantly improved pattern factor. Rapid mixing between the injected fuel and hot oxidizer has been carefully explored for spontaneous ignition of the mixture to achieve distributed combustion reactions. Distributed reactions can be achieved in premixed, partially premixed or non-premixed modes of combustor operation with sufficient entrainment of hot and active species present in the flame and their rapid turbulent mixing with the reactants. Distributed combustion with swirl is investigated here for our quest to explore the beneficial aspects of such flows on clean combustion in simulated gas turbine combustion conditions. The goal is to develop high intensity combustor with ultra low emissions of NO and CO, and much improved pattern factor. Experimental results are reported from a cylindrical geometry combustor with different modes of fuel injection and gas exit stream location in the combustor. In all the configurations, air was injected tangentially to impart swirl to the flow inside the combustor. Ultra-low NO_x emissions were found for both the premixed and non-premixed combustion modes for the geometries investigated here. Swirling flow configuration, wherein the product gas exits axially resulted in characteristics closest to premixed combustion mode. Change in fuel injection location resulted in changing the combustion characteristics from traditional diffusion mode to distributed combustion regime. Results showed very low levels of NO (∼3 PPM) and CO (∼70 PPM) emissions even at rather high equivalence ratio of 0.7 at a high heat release intensity of 36 MW/m³-atm with non-premixed mode of combustion. Results are also reported on lean stability limit and OH^* chemiluminescence under both premixed and non-premixed conditions for determining the extent of distribution combustion conditions.     

Staged combustion properties for pulverized coals at high temperature

Staged combustion properties for pulverized coals have been investigated by using a new-concept drop-tube furnace. Two high-temperature electric furnaces were connected in series. Coal was burnt under fuel-rich conditions in the first furnace, then, staged air was supplied at the connection between the two furnaces. Reaction temperature (1800–2100 K) and time (1–2 s) were similar to those used in actual boilers. When coal was burnt at the same stoichiometric ratio as in actual boilers, similar combustion performance values as for actual boilers were obtained regarding NO_x emission and carbon in ash. The most important factor for low NO_x combustion was to raise the combustion temperature above the present range (1800–2100 K) in the fuel-rich zone. The NO_x emission was significantly increased with decrease of burning temperature in the fuel-rich zone when the temperature was lower than 1800 K. But, NO_x emission was cut to around 100–150 ppm, for sub-bituminous coal and hv-bituminous coal, in the latest commercial plants by forming this high-temperature fuel-rich region in the boilers. If the temperature and stoichiometric ratio could be set to the most suitable conditions, and, burning gas and air were mixed well, it would be possible to lower NO_x emission to 30–60 ppm (6% O₂). The most important NO_x reduction reaction in the fuel-rich zone was the NO_x reduction by hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon formation rate in the flame was varied with coal properties and combustion conditions. The NO_x was easily reduced when coals which easily formed hydrocarbons were used, or, when burning conditions which easily formed hydrocarbons were chosen. Effects of burning temperature and stoichiometric ratio on NO_x emission were reproduced by the previously proposed reaction model. When solid fuel was used, plant performance values varied with fuel properties. The proposed drop-tube furnace system was also found to be a useful analysis technique to evaluate the difference in combustion performance due to the fuel properties.     

Combustion characteristics and influential factors of isooctane active-thermal atmosphere combustion assisted by two-stage reaction of n-heptane

This paper presents an experimental study on the isooctane active-thermal atmosphere combustion (ATAC) which is assisted by two-stage reaction of n-heptane. The active-thermal atmosphere is created by low- and high-temperature reactions of n-heptane which is injected at intake port, and isooctane is directly injected into combustion chamber near the top dead center. The effects of isooctane injection timing, active-thermal atmosphere intensity, overall equivalence ratio, and premixed ratio on combustion characteristics and emissions are investigated. The experimental results reveal that, the isooctane ignition and combustion can be classified to thermal atmosphere combustion, active atmosphere combustion, and active-thermal atmosphere combustion respectively according to the extent of n-heptane oxidation as well as effects of isooctane quenching and charge cooling. n-Heptane equivalence ratio, isooctane equivalence ratio and isooctane delivery advance angle are major control parameters. In one combustion cycle, the isooctane ignited and burned after those of n-heptane, and then this combustion phenomenon can also be named as dual-fuel sequential combustion (DFSC). The ignition timing of the overall combustion event is mainly determined by n-heptane equivalence ratio and can be controlled in flexibility by simultaneously adjusting isooctane equivalence ratio. The isooctane ignition regime, overall thermal efficiency, and NO_x emissions show strong sensitivity to the fuel delivery advance angle between 20 °CA BTDC and 25 °CA BTDC.     

Flame stability and emission characteristics of propane-fueled flat-flame miniature combustor for ultra-micro gas turbines

An engineering model of a propane-fueled miniature combustor was developed for ultra-micro gas turbines. The combustion chamber had a diameter of 20 mm, height of 4 mm, and volume of 1.26 cm³. The flat-flame burning method was applied for lean-premixed propane–air combustion. To create the stagnation flow field for a specific flat-flame formation, a flat plate was set over the porous plate in the combustion chamber. A burning experiment was performed to evaluate the combustion characteristics. The flame stability limit was sufficiently wide to include the design operation conditions of an equivalence ratio of 0.55 and air mass flow rate of 0.15 g/s, and the dominant factors affecting the limit were clarified as the heat loss and velocity balance between the burning velocity and the premixture flow velocity at the porous plate. CO, total hydrocarbons (THC), and NO_x emission characteristics were established based on the burned gas temperatures in the combustion chamber and the temperature distribution in the combustor. At an air mass flow rate of less than 0.10 g/s, CO and THC emissions were more than 1000 ppm due to large heat loss. As the air mass flow rate increased, the heat loss decreased, but CO emissions remained large due to the short residence time in the combustion chamber. NO_x emission depended mainly on the burned gas temperature in the combustion chamber as well as on the residence time. To reduce emissions despite the short residence time, a platinum mesh was placed after the combustion chamber, which drastically decreased the CO emissions. The combustor performance was compared with that of other miniature combustors, and the results verified that the present combustor has suitable combustion characteristics for a UMGT, although the overall combustor size and heat loss need to be reduced.     

Role of CO2 in the CH4 oxidation and H2 formation during fuel-rich combustion in O2/CO2 environments

The effect of CO₂ reactivity on CH₄ oxidation and H₂ formation in fuel-rich O₂/CO₂ combustion where the concentrations of reactants were high was studied by a CH₄ flat flame experiment, detailed chemical analysis, and a pulverized coal combustion experiment. In the CH₄ flat flame experiment, the residual CH₄ and formed H₂ in fuel-rich O₂/CO₂ combustion were significantly lower than those formed in air combustion, whereas the amount of CO formed in fuel-rich O₂/CO₂ combustion was noticeably higher than that in air. In addition to this experiment, calculations were performed using CHEMKIN-PRO. They generally agreed with the experimental results and showed that CO₂ reactivity, mainly expressed by the reaction CO₂ + H → CO + OH (R1), caused the differences between air and O₂/CO₂ combustion under fuel-rich condition. R1 was able to advance without oxygen. And, OH radicals were more active than H radicals in the hydrocarbon oxidation in the specific temperature range. It was shown that the role of CO₂ was to advance CH₄ oxidation during fuel-rich O₂/CO₂ combustion. Under fuel-rich combustion, H₂ was mainly produced when the hydrocarbon reacted with H radicals. However, the hydrocarbon also reacted with the OH radicals, leading to H₂O production. In fact, these hydrocarbon reactions were competitive. With increasing H/OH ratio, H₂ formed more easily; however, CO₂ reactivity reduced the H/OH ratio by converting H to OH. Moreover, the OH radicals reacted with H₂, whereas the H radicals did not reduce H₂. It was shown that OH radicals formed by CO₂ reactivity were not suitable for H₂ formation. As for pulverized coal combustion, the tendencies of CH₄, CO, and H₂ formation in pulverized coal combustion were almost the same as those in the CH₄ flat flame.     

An improved two-colour pyrometer based method for measuring dynamic temperature mapping of hydrogen-air combustion

To solve the problem of measuring the combustion temperature of hydrogen gas, an improved two-colour pyrometer with suspended tungsten powder was developed and calibrated by a tungsten halogen lamp. The characteristic temperature parameters of the premixed 30% H₂/70% air flame, including temperature distribution, proportion, maximum value, minimum value, and average value, could be measured and calculated using the improved two-colour pyrometer method and a python code. The temperature measuring results of H₂-air mixture obtained by this technique were compared with that of thermocouples and previous studies. The results verified its feasibility to measure the flame temperature structure of H₂ combustion. Future work concerning the influential factors of the improved two-colour pyrometer was also mentioned.     

NOx reduction and NO2 emission characteristics in rich-lean combustion of hydrogen

Hydrogen is a clean alternative to conventional hydrocarbon fuels, but it is very important to reduce the nitrogen oxides (NO_x) emissions generated by hydrogen combustion. The rich-lean combustion or staged combustion is known to reduce NO_x emissions from continuous combustion burners such as gas turbines and boilers, and NO_x reduction effects have been demonstrated for hydrocarbon fuels. The authors applied rich-lean combustion to a hydrogen gas turbine and showed its NO_x reduction effect in previous research. The present study focused on experimental measurements of NO and NO₂ emissions from a coaxial rich-lean burner fueled with hydrogen. The results were compared with diffusion combustion and methane rich-lean combustion. Significant reductions in NO and NO₂ were achieved with rich-lean combustion. The NO and NO₂ reduction effects by rich-lean combustion relative to conventional diffusion combustion were higher with hydrogen than with methane.     

Methods for in-cylinder EGR stratification and its effects on combustion and emission characteristics in a diesel engine

The effects of in-cylinder EGR stratification on combustion and emission characteristics are investigated in a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine. To achieve in-cylinder EGR stratification, external EGR rates of two intake ports are varied by supplying EGR asymmetrically using a separated intake runner. The EGR stratification pattern is improved using a 2-step bowl piston and an offset chamfer at the tangential intake port. When high EGR gas is supplied to the left (tangential) port, a high EGR region is formed at the central upper region of the combustion chamber. Consequently, combustion is initiated in the low EGR region, and PM is reduced significantly. When high EGR gas is supplied to the right (helical) port, a high EGR region is formed at the lower periphery of the combustion chamber. Therefore, combustion is initiated in the high EGR region, and NO_x is reduced without PM penalty. Stratified EGR potentially reduces NO_x by maximum 45%, without penalties of performance and other emissions. A proper in-cylinder swirl with stratified EGR maximizes the effects and achieves simultaneous reduction of NO_x by 7% and PM by 23%. Moreover, the robustness of stratified EGR is evaluated under various operating conditions and injection strategies.