The effect of liquid-fuel preparation on gas turbine emissions

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Nakamura, Sosuke ^a,b   McDonell, Vince ^a   Samuelsen, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOMIZATION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENGINES; EVAPORATION; FLUID MECHANICS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); JET PUMPS; JETS; MIXING; MOISTURE; SPRAYING; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; VAPORS;

AIR-BLAST ATOMIZERS; CONDUCTING TESTS; CYLINDRICAL TUBES; DROPLET SIZES; EARLY STAGES; EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE; ENGINE CONDITIONS; FUEL ATOMIZATION; FUEL INJECTORS; FUEL PREPARATION; FUEL/AIR MIXING; FUEL/AIR MIXTURE; GAS TURBINE EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINE ENGINES; INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES; MOMENTUM RATIOS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PREMIXING; REACTION ZONE; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SCALING METHODS; SPRAY ANGLES; SWIRLER;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 48949121054     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2771564     Document Type: Article

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