Study on Zero Carbon Fuels for Gas Turbine Application

Jaemin Lee; Eun-Seong Cho

doi:10.15231/jksc.2023.28.2.011

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Study on Zero Carbon Fuels for Gas Turbine Application 무탄소 연료의 가스터빈 적용 특성에 관한 연구

30 June 2023. pp. 11-21

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Abstract

This study examines the co-firing characteristics of a zero-carbon fuel based on methane gas (CH₄) with hydrogen (H₂) and ammonia (NH₃) by means of numerical simulation using ANSYS CHEMKIN-Pro and the performance analysis tool Ebsilon. Four different co-firing conditions are analyzed, namely, pure H₂, pure NH₃, 100% NH₃ full cracking fuel (75% H₂ + 25% N₂), and partial (60%) NH₃ cracking fuels. Adhering to identical adiabatic flame temperature values across all co-firing conditions, we maintain the same TIT (Turbine Inlet Temperature) for calculation purposes. Notably, a slight increase in NH₃ fuel composition leads to elevated fuel NO_x, presenting an obstacle in applying premixed-type gas turbine combustion. Cycle analysis results demonstrate that power output and efficiency increase as the blending ratio is raised, with significant disparities among the blending fuels.

Keywords

Hydrogen

Ammonia

Cracking

Gas turbine

Flame speed

NO_x Emission

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Combustion
Publisher(Ko) :한국연소학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
Journal Title(Ko) :한국연소학회지
Volume : 28
No :2
Pages :11-21
Received Date : 2023-02-28
Revised Date : 2023-03-06
Accepted Date : 2023-04-04
DOI :https://doi.org/10.15231/jksc.2023.28.2.011

Journal of the Korean Society of CombustionISSN:1226-0959(Print) 2466-2089(Online)한국연소학회

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