Preliminary CFD Investigation of Syngas Combustion at Different Operating Pressures

Abstract:

Study on the flow and combustion behavior inside gas turbine combustor used in thermal power plant is described in this paper. The combustion process takes place using synthetic gas and emphasis is given to the effect of pressure variation on flame profile, temperature distribution and emissions as compared to the conventional combustion using methane. The operating pressure of the can-type combustor varies in the range of 1-10 atm. while the syngas composition is assumed to have fixed values of 10% CH₄, 55% CO, 30% H₂ and 5% N_2. Preliminary result shows that the flow inside the can-combustor is highly swirling which indicates good mixing of fuel and air prior to the entrance of the mixture to the main combustion zone. The temperature distribution at combustor mid plane show identical pattern for pressure range between 1-10 atm for both maximum and average temperature magnitude.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 786)
• Pages: 215-219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.786.215
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Norhaslina Mat Zian*, Hasril Hasini, Nur Irmawati Om
• Keywords: CFD, Combustion, Pressure, Syngas

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