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Flameless oxidation modelling: on application to gas

turbine combustors
Authors: Awosope, I.O.; Kandamby, N.H.; Lockwood, F.C.

Source: Journal of the Energy Institute, Volume 79, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 75-83(9)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Interest in the 'flameless oxidation' (FO) concept has escalated over the last decade because it has
proved to be an effective method for reducing thermal NOx emissions from, and for improving
combustion efficiency in, high temperature thermal processes. Thus far, the main areas of
application have been in the steel, chemical and ceramic industries, where the technology has
shown that NOx emissions can be lowered significantly while maintaining high efficiency. These
advantages and other additional benefits are beginning to attract the attention of the gas turbine
community in the power generation and aircraft industry sectors. In general, FO embodies partially
premixed and diffusion reaction. Therefore, a validated methodology is needed, which can handle
this complication in a manner enabling gas turbine combustor design calculations to be efficiently
performed. The present paper concerns the validation of such a methodology and its application to a
prototype gas turbine design. It follows a previous validation study of proposed FO modelling,
covering a wide range of FO laboratory scale combustion facilities. Very useful agreement was
demonstrated. In the first part of the present study, predictions of a recently constructed
afterburner device, operated under gas turbine FO conditions, are performed to assess the validity
of the model for gas turbine application. Thereafter, the method is applied to a new gas turbine
combustor design. The conditions required to secure the FO regime therein are identified. Simulatio
of the new combustor shows encouraging results that demonstrate the potential for NOx reduction
and improved pattern factors offered by FO combustion.

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Keywords: FLAMELESS OXIDATION; TURBULENT COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE AIR COMBUSTION

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Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/174602206X117724

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