Wang, Heyu;
Luo, Kai Hong;
(2023)
Aerothermal Performance and Soot Emissions of Reacting Flow in a Micro-Gas Turbine Combustor.
Energies
, 16
(7)
, Article 2947. 10.3390/en16072947.
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Abstract
Micro-gas turbines are used for power generation and propulsion in unmanned aerial vehicles. Despite the growing demand for electric engines in a world striving for a net zero carbon footprint, combustion gas turbines will continue to play a critical role. Hence, there is a need for improved micro-gas turbines that can meet stringent environmental regulations. This paper is the first part of a comprehensive study focused on understanding the fundamental performance and emission characteristics of a micro-gas turbine model, with the aim of finding ways to enhance its operation. The study used a multidisciplinary CFD model to simulate the reacting flow in the combustion chamber and validated the results against experimental data and throughflow simulations. The present work is one of the few work that attempts to address both the aerothermal performance and emissions of the gas turbine. The findings highlight that parameters such as non-uniform outlet pressure, fuel-to-air ratio, and fuel injection velocity can greatly influence the performance and emissions of the micro-gas turbine. These parameters can affect the combustion efficiency, the formation of hot spots at the combustor–turbine interface, and the soot emissions. The results provide valuable insights for optimizing the performance and reducing the emissions of micro-gas turbines and serve as a foundation for further research into the interaction between the combustor and the turbine.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Aerothermal Performance and Soot Emissions of Reacting Flow in a Micro-Gas Turbine Combustor |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/en16072947 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/en16072947 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | combustor; micro-gas turbine; computational fluid dynamics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167995 |
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