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Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach

Industrial gas turbine fueled by blended palm olein is a promising option for electricity generation in next generation of gas turbines. In order to evaluate combustion performance of palm olein and blended diesel in a combustion chamber, detailed experimental investigations were done to evaluate th...

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Main Authors: Hussain, Ahmad, Mehdi, Syed Murtuza, Akhtar, Maaz, Ani, Farid Nasir, Ahmed, Iqbal
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Published: Springer Verlag 2018
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86123/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2823-5
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spelling my.utm.861232020-08-30T08:56:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86123/ Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach Hussain, Ahmad Mehdi, Syed Murtuza Akhtar, Maaz Ani, Farid Nasir Ahmed, Iqbal TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Industrial gas turbine fueled by blended palm olein is a promising option for electricity generation in next generation of gas turbines. In order to evaluate combustion performance of palm olein and blended diesel in a combustion chamber, detailed experimental investigations were done to evaluate the combustion performance of diesel and palm olein blended fuels. The experimental studies were conducted for 100% diesel and blending diesel with 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60% palm olein (PO). The combustion performances were evaluated for blended oil and compared with diesel. The emission of NO ranged from 30–55 ppm while the soot emissions were high for high blended fuel. A maximum blending ratio of 30% PO was recommended to be used in gas turbines in order to avoid any modification in the spray combustion system so that it can be utilized in existing gas turbine systems. The computational fluid dynamic modeling of the combustor was also done, and a comparison was made between the experimental and computational results. This can be helpful in future parametric studies of the combustor performance under different operating conditions. An acceptable level of comparison between numerical simulations and experimental findings was obtained as far as the flame structure is concerned. For high blended fuel, it was found out that increasing amount of soot particles can damage the blades of the turbine which ultimately requires early monitoring and maintenance scheduling. Springer Verlag 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed Hussain, Ahmad and Mehdi, Syed Murtuza and Akhtar, Maaz and Ani, Farid Nasir and Ahmed, Iqbal (2018) Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 43 (3). pp. 1291-1300. ISSN 2193-567X http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2823-5
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Hussain, Ahmad
Mehdi, Syed Murtuza
Akhtar, Maaz
Ani, Farid Nasir
Ahmed, Iqbal
Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
description Industrial gas turbine fueled by blended palm olein is a promising option for electricity generation in next generation of gas turbines. In order to evaluate combustion performance of palm olein and blended diesel in a combustion chamber, detailed experimental investigations were done to evaluate the combustion performance of diesel and palm olein blended fuels. The experimental studies were conducted for 100% diesel and blending diesel with 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60% palm olein (PO). The combustion performances were evaluated for blended oil and compared with diesel. The emission of NO ranged from 30–55 ppm while the soot emissions were high for high blended fuel. A maximum blending ratio of 30% PO was recommended to be used in gas turbines in order to avoid any modification in the spray combustion system so that it can be utilized in existing gas turbine systems. The computational fluid dynamic modeling of the combustor was also done, and a comparison was made between the experimental and computational results. This can be helpful in future parametric studies of the combustor performance under different operating conditions. An acceptable level of comparison between numerical simulations and experimental findings was obtained as far as the flame structure is concerned. For high blended fuel, it was found out that increasing amount of soot particles can damage the blades of the turbine which ultimately requires early monitoring and maintenance scheduling.
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author Hussain, Ahmad
Mehdi, Syed Murtuza
Akhtar, Maaz
Ani, Farid Nasir
Ahmed, Iqbal
author_facet Hussain, Ahmad
Mehdi, Syed Murtuza
Akhtar, Maaz
Ani, Farid Nasir
Ahmed, Iqbal
author_sort Hussain, Ahmad
title Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
title_short Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
title_full Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
title_fullStr Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
title_full_unstemmed Combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: A combined cfd and experimental approach
title_sort combustion performance of diesel palm olein fuel: a combined cfd and experimental approach
publisher Springer Verlag
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86123/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2823-5
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