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Combustion Characterization in a Diffusive Gas Turbine Burner for Hydrogen-Compliant Applications

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  • Salvatore Carusotto

    (Dipartimento Energia DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Prashant Goel

    (Dipartimento Energia DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Mirko Baratta

    (Dipartimento Energia DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Daniela Anna Misul

    (Dipartimento Energia DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Simone Salvadori

    (Dipartimento Energia DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Francesco Cardile

    (Ethos Energy Italia S.p.A., Corso Romania 661, 10156 Torino, Italy)

  • Luca Forno

    (Ethos Energy Italia S.p.A., Corso Romania 661, 10156 Torino, Italy)

  • Marco Toppino

    (Ethos Energy Italia S.p.A., Corso Romania 661, 10156 Torino, Italy)

  • Massimo Valsania

    (Ethos Energy Italia S.p.A., Corso Romania 661, 10156 Torino, Italy)

Abstract

The target of net-zero emissions set by the 2015 Paris Agreement has strongly commissioned the energy production sector to promote decarbonization, renewable sources exploitation, and systems efficiency. In this framework, the utilization of hydrogen as a long-term energy carrier has great potential. This paper is concerned with the combustion characterization in a non-premixed gas turbine burner, originally designed for natural gas, when it is fed with NG-H2 blends featuring hydrogen content from 0 to 50% in volume. The final aim is to retrofit a 40 MW gas turbine. Starting from the operational data of the engine, a CFD model of the steady-state combustion process has been developed, with reference to the base load NG conditions, by reducing the fuel mass-flow rate by up to 17% to target the baseline turbine inlet temperature. When the fuel is blended with hydrogen, for a given temperature at turbine inlet, an increase in the peak temperature up to 800 K is obtained, if no countermeasures are taken. Furthermore, the flame results are more intense and closer to the injector in the case of hydrogen blending. The results of this work hint at the necessity of carefully analyzing the possible NOx compensation strategies, as well as the increased thermal stresses on the injector.

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  • Salvatore Carusotto & Prashant Goel & Mirko Baratta & Daniela Anna Misul & Simone Salvadori & Francesco Cardile & Luca Forno & Marco Toppino & Massimo Valsania, 2022. "Combustion Characterization in a Diffusive Gas Turbine Burner for Hydrogen-Compliant Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:11:p:4117-:d:831167
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