There is a sustained interest worldwide for liquid biofuels that form a numerous and very contrasting family. Among biofuels, bio-ethanol is a natural candidate in regions such as Brazil and India, where similar petroleum-based fuels such as naphtha have been utilized as gas turbine fuels. While biodiesel is very similar to middle distillates (gasoil), ethanol has some commonalities with volatile petroleum fuels in terms of physical data; however, the small alcohol molecule displays a markedly distinct combustion behavior. As part of a development program devoted to biofuels and in collaboration with the major Indian utility Reliance Energy, GE Energy has carried out a preliminary characterization of the combustion of an extensive range of naphtha/bio-ethanol blends with up to 95% ethanol. This test was performed in Spring 2008 on a Frame 6B equipped with standard combustors at the Goa power plant, state of Goa, India. All blends showed excellent combustion performances, low NOx emissions and virtually zero emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) and sulphur oxides (Sox).
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ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
June 8–12, 2009
Orlando, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- International Gas Turbine Institute
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978-0-7918-4882-1
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Gas Turbines in Alternative Fuel Applications: Bio-Ethanol Field Test
Anthony Campbell,
Anthony Campbell
GE Energy, Greenville, SC
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Nirjendu Pandey
Nirjendu Pandey
Reliance Energy, India
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Michel Moliere
GE Energy, France
Matthieu Vierling
GE Energy, France
Maher Aboujaib
GE Energy, France
Prashant Patil
GE Energy, India
Aditya Eranki
GE Energy, India
Anthony Campbell
GE Energy, Greenville, SC
Raghav Trivedi
Reliance Energy, India
Anil Nainani
Reliance Energy, India
Subhendu Roy
Reliance Energy, India
Nirjendu Pandey
Reliance Energy, India
Paper No:
GT2009-59047, pp. 341-348; 8 pages
Published Online:
February 16, 2010
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Moliere, M, Vierling, M, Aboujaib, M, Patil, P, Eranki, A, Campbell, A, Trivedi, R, Nainani, A, Roy, S, & Pandey, N. "Gas Turbines in Alternative Fuel Applications: Bio-Ethanol Field Test." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Education; Electric Power; Awards and Honors. Orlando, Florida, USA. June 8–12, 2009. pp. 341-348. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2009-59047
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