The vorbix burner (acronym for Vortex Burning and Mixing) represents a new approach to a practical gas turbine combustor design. The concept exploits the Rayleigh instability of swirling flows to enhance the mixing and combustion rates. The combination of a two-stage fuel system with a piloted combustor leads to a unique high rate technique for fuel prevaporization within the combustor proper. This paper presents the fundamental concepts in the definition of the vorbix combustor and the results of exploratory tests conducted on can (tubular) and annular vorbix combustors. The results indicate that this type of combustor has unique performance characteristics that include excellent stability and high combustion efficiency over wide excursions in operating fuel air ratios in addition to substantially reduced emission levels during high power operation.
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ASME 1975 International Gas Turbine Conference and Products Show
March 2–6, 1975
Houston, Texas, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- International Gas Turbine Institute
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978-0-7918-7976-4
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The Vorbix Burner: A New Approach to Gas Turbine Combustors
S. J. Markowski,
S. J. Markowski
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
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R. P. Lohmann,
R. P. Lohmann
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
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R. S. Reilly
R. S. Reilly
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
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S. J. Markowski
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
R. P. Lohmann
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
R. S. Reilly
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT
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75-GT-20, V01AT01A019; 12 pages
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April 20, 2015
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Markowski, SJ, Lohmann, RP, & Reilly, RS. "The Vorbix Burner: A New Approach to Gas Turbine Combustors." Proceedings of the ASME 1975 International Gas Turbine Conference and Products Show. Volume 1A: General. Houston, Texas, USA. March 2–6, 1975. V01AT01A019. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/75-GT-20
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