Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
An experimental program was conducted to investigate techniques for improving the lean combustion limits of premixing, prevaporizing combustors applicable to gas turbine engine main burners. Augmented flameholders employing recessed perforated plates, catalyzed tube bundles, and configurations in which pilot fuel was injected into the wakes of V-gutters or perforated plates were designed and tested. Stable operation of the piloted designs was achieved at equivalence ratios as low as 0.25; NOx emissions of less than 1.0 g/kg at simulated turbine engine cruise conditions were obtained. A piloted perforated plate employing four percent pilot fuel flow produced the best performance while meeting severe NOx constraints.
Keywords:
AIRCRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER
Type:
AIAA PAPER 79-1319
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AIAA, SAE, and ASME, Joint Propulsion Conference; Jun 18, 1979 - Jun 20, 1979; Las Vegas, NV
Format:
text
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