Combustion of Fuel Surrogates: An Application to Gas Turbine Engines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
3. Fuel Composition
4. Pre-Combustion Analysis
5. Combustion Analysis
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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C No | N-Alkanes | Iso-Alkanes | Cycloalkanes/Olefins | Alkylbenzenes | Naphtobenzenes | Diaromatics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C7 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.09 | - | - |
C8 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.63 | 0.61 | - | - |
C9 | 0.49 | 1.72 | 2.38 | 1.56 | 0.22 | - |
C10 | 0.7 | 4.09 | 5.83 | 2.72 | 1.06 | 0.09 |
C11 | 0.75 | 5.33 | 6.93 | 2.19 | 1.81 | 0.25 |
C12 | 1.15 | 6.67 | 7.4 | 3 | 3.48 | 0.3 |
C13 | 0.87 | 5.06 | 4.49 | 2.91 | 0.9 | 0.06 |
C14 | 0.89 | 5.14 | 3.78 | 1.74 | 0.24 | - |
C15 | 0.57 | 5.63 | 1.67 | 0.35 | - | - |
C16 | 0.05 | 2.11 | 0.74 | - | - | - |
C17 | - | - | 0.48 | - | - | - |
Total % | 5.84 | 36.09 | 34.52 | 15.16 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
Parameter | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Primary injection air velocity | 10 | m/s |
Secondary injection air velocity | 6 | m/s |
Fuel mass flowrate | 0.003 | Kg/s |
Ambient pressure | 0.4 | MPa |
Air temp | 293 | K |
Fuel temp | 375 | K |
Oxidation temp | 800 | K |
Parameter | ANSYS Surrogate | Suggested Surrogate |
---|---|---|
Total reaction heat (MJ/kg) | −4.03 | |
Internal energy (MJ/kg) | 3.11 | 3.05 |
Total enthalpy at the outlet (MJ/kg) | 3.48 | 3.41 |
Evaporation enthalpy (MJ/kg) | −1.61 | −1.473 |
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Al Qubeissi, M.; Al-Esawi, N.; Soyhan, H.S. Combustion of Fuel Surrogates: An Application to Gas Turbine Engines. Energies 2021, 14, 6545. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206545
Al Qubeissi M, Al-Esawi N, Soyhan HS. Combustion of Fuel Surrogates: An Application to Gas Turbine Engines. Energies. 2021; 14(20):6545. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206545
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl Qubeissi, Mansour, Nawar Al-Esawi, and Hakan Serhad Soyhan. 2021. "Combustion of Fuel Surrogates: An Application to Gas Turbine Engines" Energies 14, no. 20: 6545. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206545