In the utilization of gas mixtures with high amounts of H2 there is a great number of applications of such special gases, for example several gases that result from pyrolysis or the gasification of biomass or thermally utilizable waste substances. What is special about gases containing H2 is the shifting of the lean-burn limit towards greater amounts of excess air than is the case with natural gas. This effect causes the mean combustion chamber temperatures to sink and the NOx emissions are reduced to a very low level. Depending on the amount of hydrogen and other gas components it is possible to attain NOx values of under 5 ppm. Also very interesting is the property of these H2-rich gas mixtures to have a neutral influence on the degree of efficiency (even with extremely high amounts of excess air). The background of this property lies in the considerably higher laminar flame speed of hydrogen. Especially in the lower and medium load range this effect can be utilized directly; in this regard it was possible to measure an efficiency of up to 2% points better with operation using pure hydrogen compared with NG. Higher BMEPs are also only possible to a limited extent with extreme lean-burn operation because the knocking limit is reached. Furthermore, the dimensioning of the turbocharger is becoming more and more difficult because the exhaust gas temperature upstream from the turbine sinks and as a result also the thermal energy is available only to a limited degree. When dealing with high amounts of H2, from the standpoint of operational reliability it is necessary to modify the mixture formation before the TC position to the pressure side position upstream from the intake valve, because otherwise load fluctuations could lead to undesired rich mixtures in the inlet side. As a result, backfiring could occur that could also cause engine damage and that could be hazardous for personnel. From the viewpoint of GE Jenbacher H2 technology can be applied relatively quickly to reduce NOx emissions. Especially when considering the “life cycle costs”, this potential solution is superior to concepts functioning on the basis of stoichiometric combustion. The next step that can be mentioned is the concept of fuel-reforming integrated in the engine — here a part of the exhaust gas energy is used to reform a relatively small amount of natural gas to a CH4/H2/CO mixture. With this concept, alongside the dramatic reduction of NOx emissions to the level of fuel cells, the degree of efficiency can be improved by about 2 to 3% points by means of “energy shifting”.
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ASME 2005 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference
September 11–14, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Internal Combustion Engine Division
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0-7918-4736-5
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Use of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Mixtures in Gas Engines and Potentials of NOx Emissions
Gu¨nther Herdin,
Gu¨nther Herdin
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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Friedrich Gruber,
Friedrich Gruber
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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Johann Klausner,
Johann Klausner
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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Reinhard Robitschko,
Reinhard Robitschko
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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Diethard Plohberger
Diethard Plohberger
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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Gu¨nther Herdin
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
Friedrich Gruber
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
Johann Klausner
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
Reinhard Robitschko
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
Diethard Plohberger
GE Jenbacher GmbH & Company OHG, Jenbach, Austria
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ICEF2005-1354, pp. 683-691; 9 pages
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November 11, 2008
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Herdin, G, Gruber, F, Klausner, J, Robitschko, R, & Plohberger, D. "Use of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Mixtures in Gas Engines and Potentials of NOx Emissions." Proceedings of the ASME 2005 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. ASME 2005 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference (ICEF2005). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. September 11–14, 2005. pp. 683-691. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2005-1354
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