Ultra low calorific value gas (ULCVG) is hard to be realized by the conventional combustion technology. Most of them are discarded into atmosphere directly, causing the inadvertent waste and serous pollution. Currently, a new type gas turbine with catalytic combustion and rotary regenerator can be used to utilize these fuels and mitigate pollution. Differing from the conventional gas turbine, the chamber and regenerator of the new gas turbine is combined into one component, which is named rotary recuperative type catalytic chamber (RRTCC). The catalytic combustion is applied for RRTCC. The catalytic combustion characteristic of RRTCC is studied using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The results indicate that when the inlet velocity is 20 m/s, the methane conversion rate is 90%∼95%, and the corresponding outlet gas temperature is 1030∼1200K. When there is a variation of ±25% in the inlet velocity, the variation of methane conversation rate is −15% and 5% respectively, and the variation of outlet gas temperature is −6% and 2% respectively. Additionally, it is found that the hotspot temperature of combustor wall decreases with the increase of inlet velocity. The lowest value of hotspot temperature is about 1000K, which is higher than the ignition temperature of CH4. Therefore, the existence of hotspot temperature is useful for the catalytic ignition. The temperature distribution on the combustion side exhibits a smoking-pipe-like shape, as well as the recuperative side. The results can provide data reference for RRTCC design.
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ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint With ICOPE-17 collocated with the ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, the ASME 2017 15th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2017 Nuclear Forum
June 26–30, 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Power Division
- Advanced Energy Systems Division
- Solar Energy Division
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5761-8
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Investigation of Catalytic Combustion in the Rotary Regenerator Type Catalytic Combustor at Different Inlet Velocities
Zhenkun Sang,
Zhenkun Sang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Xiaojing Lv,
Xiaojing Lv
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zemin Bo,
Zemin Bo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yiwu Weng
Yiwu Weng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zhenkun Sang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Xiaojing Lv
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Zemin Bo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Yiwu Weng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Paper No:
POWER-ICOPE2017-3414, V002T13A008; 7 pages
Published Online:
September 5, 2017
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Sang, Z, Lv, X, Bo, Z, & Weng, Y. "Investigation of Catalytic Combustion in the Rotary Regenerator Type Catalytic Combustor at Different Inlet Velocities." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint With ICOPE-17 collocated with the ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, the ASME 2017 15th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2017 Nuclear Forum. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. June 26–30, 2017. V002T13A008. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER-ICOPE2017-3414
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