Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber

Requirements to be fulfilled
 Complete combustion
 Minimum pressure loss
 Minimum carbon deposit formation
 Reliable ignition
 Minimum size and weight
 Minimum heat loss due to friction, turbulence etc
 Uniform temperature and velocity distribution at the
turbine inlet
A typical gas turbine combustion chamber
 Combustion chamber Performance
Factors considered for performance
assessment:

 Pressure Loss
 Combustion efficiency
 Outlet temperature distribution
 Stability limits
 Combustion intensity