Abb Research Ltd.

Abb Management Ag

European Gas Turbines Limited

Asea Brown Boveri Ag

Asea Brown Boveri Inc.

Alstom Gas Turbines, Ltd.

Peter Senior

Adnan Eroglu

Thomas Sattelmayer

Hans Peter Knopfel

Yau-Pin Chyou

Klaus Dobbeling

Franz Joos

Wolfgang Polifke

Jakob J Keller

Timothy Albert Griffin

Rolf Althaus

Hans Ulrich Frutschi

Bettina Paikert

Alexander Beeck

Peter Novacek

Anders Lindvall

Peter Rufli

Tino-Martin Marling

Peter Kamber

Christian Genet

Marcel Konig

Klaus Guthier

A heat transfer structure for the efficient cooling of a heated surface such as the combustor wall of a gas turbine has a high heat transfer coefficient and can therefore operate at a relatively low pressure loss. A cooling jacket is formed around the heated surface by means of an apertured wall parallel to and spaced from the heated surface. Cooling fluid such as air flows into the cooling jacket through the apertures and impinges as air jets on the heated surface. The heat transfer coefficient is greatly increased by flow diversion features associated with the apertures which act as Coanda surfaces to divert the air jets so that they impinge obliquely and turbulently on the heated surface and establish subsequent turbulent sinuous cross-flows of the cooling air on the heated surface.

High efficiency heat transfer structure

A fuel injector arrangement for fluid fuel combustion apparatus comprises a conduit 31 for the flow of an airstream, a conduit 56 for the flow of fluid fuel to a housing 15 incorporating a fuel plenum chamber 25, the fuel plenum chamber 25 having at least one inlet orifice 22 and at least one outlet orifice 34 in substantially direct alignment, the inlet orifice(s) 22 being connected to the conduit 31 whereby, in use, air in the airstream flows into the plenum chamber to thereby force fuel out of the plenum chamber via the outlet orifice(s). The airstream may constitute a secondary airstream, there being, in use, a primary airstream which flows around and beyond the housing in a conduit 10 to receive the fuel forced out of the fuel plenum chamber.

Fuel injector arrangement; method of operating a fuel injector

Fuel injector arrangement for a combustion apparatus

In an annular combustion chamber (1), which essentially comprises a plenum (7) for receiving a compressor air flow, burners (100) placed inside the plenum (7), a combustion space (122) arranged downstream of the plenum (7), and a cooling-air-carrying duct (2, 3) encasing the combustion space (122) and leading into the plenum (7), injector systems (8, 9) are arranged in the region where the coolingair-carrying duct (2, 3) leads into the plenum (7). These injector systems (8, 9) in each case consist of a flow duct as a continuation of the cooling-air-carrying duct (2, 3) and of a number of openings (5a) which are arranged in the peripheral direction of this flow duct and through which acceleration air (5) flows into the cooling-air flow. The effect of a bodiless diffuser is thereby achieved, and the pressure losses which occur given a widening in cross section are minimized.

Combustion chamber with air injector systems formed as a continuation of

A device for injecting fuels (4) into compressed gaseous media essentially comprises a cylindrical hollow body (24) with at least one fuel feed passage (2) and means for the introduction of compressed atomization air (5). A swirl chamber (1) is arranged in the interior of the hollow body (24), this swirl chamber being connected via at least one inlet opening (6) to the fuel feed passage (2). The cross-section of the swirl chamber (1) narrows in the direction of flow of the atomization air passed through the interior of the hollow body (24), thereby forming a cone (8). A dividing wall (20), which extends downstream at least as far as the center of the inlet openings (6), is arranged upstream of the swirl chamber (1), between the fuel in the swirl chamber (1) and the atomization air (5). A method for operating the device is furthermore described.

Device and method for injecting fuels into compressed gaseous media

A mixing device for mixing two or more flowing fluids in a flow duct in which the fluids to be mixed flow along a dividing wall (22), includes a plurality of vortex generators mounted on a downstream end of the dividing wall. The vortex generators (9) have surfaces which project into the duct, and around which flow occurs freely. Each vortex generator includes two side surfaces connected at a lead connecting edge which stands perpendicularly to the dividing wall (22) and is the edge acted upon first by the flow. A top surface consists of two sectional top surfaces (1, 2) which are connected to one another via a top connecting edge (10). Downstream rear edges (5, 6) of the sectional top surfaces (1, 2) are oriented at an angle (.gamma.) with the dividing wall (22), as a result of which, the the rear edges (5, 6) lie on an opposite side of the dividing wall (22)), with respect to the side surfaces (11, 13). A base surface consists of two sectional base surfaces which are connected to one another by a base connecting edge and to the sectional top surfaces by the rear edges (5, 6).

Fluid mixing device with vortex generators

In a premix burner for the combustion of gaseous and/or liquid fuel, in which the fuel is injected as secondary flow into a gaseous, ducted main flow, the premix duct (20) through which flow occurs being annular and being defined by an inner (21a) and an outer cylinder wall (21b), and the main flow being guided via vortex generators (9, 9a) which generate longitudinal vortices without a recirculation area and of which a plurality are arranged next to one another over the periphery of the annular duct (20) on at least one duct wall (21), and means for injecting fuel being arranged directly downstream of the vortex generators (9, 9a) on the inner and/or outer duct wall (21a, 21b), the vortex generators (9, 9a) generate such vortices which leave behind a residual vortex after the complete mixing of the fuel with the air of the fuel/air mixture flow. In this case, the annular main flow duct (20) of constant height (H) has a length (L) downstream of the vortex generators (9) and the fuel injection which is in the region of 5 to 20 times its height (H). It subsequently widens to form a circular main flow duct.

Premix burner

The object of the invention is to create a simple and compact fuel feed for a gas turbine having an annular combustion chamber. In addition, the operational reliability of the gas turbine is to be improved. According to the invention, this is achieved when only one central main-gas feed line (15) and one central pilot-gas feed line (16) are connected to the annular combustion chamber (1). A main-gas ring line (13) and a pilot-gas ring line (14) are formed in the interior of the gas-turbine casing (5) or a burner hood (3) known per se. These ring lines (13, 14) are connected upstream to the main-gas feed line (15) and the pilot-gas feed line (16) respectively and downstream to the annular combustion chamber (1). (FIG. 1)

Fuel feed for gas turbines having an annular combustion chamber

In a burner (1) for heat generation, the inflowing air (4) is first of all directed into a hollow conical swirl generator (3) which is surrounded by a mixing tube (2). This swirl generator (3) tapers in the direction of flow in such a way that a hollow cone results therefrom. Furthermore, the swirl generator (3) has tangential openings (6, 7) in the direction of flow, which are preferably designed as ducts through which the combustion air (5) flows out of the hollow space (16) into the mixing tube (2). In the region of the tangential openings (6, 7), nozzles (12, 13) are provided through which a fuel (14) is injected into the combustion air (5) flowing past there. A fuel, whether liquid or gaseous, may be supplied by further means in operative connection with the burner (1).

Burner

A method and device for operating a combined burner for liquid and gaseous fuels for the purpose of generating hot gases functions to raise the lean stability limit of the gas flame without impairing the atomization of the liquid fuel and improve the regulating range of the burner. According to the invention, this is achieved when the inflow rate and/or swirl of the blast air (5) into the inner burner space (16) is controlled. To this end, the blast air (5), during operation with gaseous fuel (6), is throttled back by injection of pilot fuel into the blast air, and additionally swirled by swirl generators in the burner. In addition, active regulation of the blast air inflow rate is effected at the burner inlet during the use of both gaseous fuel and liquid fuel.

Method and device for operating a combined burner for liquid and gaseous

In order to improve the combustion of the liquid fuel (4) in such a burner (1) without influencing that of the gaseous fuel (7), the liquid fuel (4) is directed at high flow and swirl velocity into the settling chamber (13) of the airblast nozzle (2). Then the flow and swirl velocity is reduced and a thin fluid film is formed on the prefilming lip (15). The blast air (15) is directed with a quantity ratio of less than 1:1 to the liquid fuel (4) into the airblast nozzle (2) and separates small fuel droplets at the tip (27) of the prefilming lip (15). In a double-cone burner (1), the combustion mixture (28) is injected against the swirl of its main air flow (8) and at a spray angle (26) of less than or equal to 30.degree..

Method and device for distributing fuel in a burner suitable for both

In a method of operating a low-pollution premixing burner (2) stabilized by means of vortex breakdown, in particular a burner of the double-cone type of construction, with gaseous fuels (4, 10), the main fuel gas (4) being fed to the burner (2) via a main gas tube (3) connected in one piece to the burner (2) and the pilot gas (10) being fed to the burner (2) near the axis of the latter via a separate feed line (9) by means of an exchangeably inserted fuel lance (8), and the pilot gas (10) being mixed inside the fuel lance (8) with air (17) fed from a plenum (16) outside the burner hood (6), the pilot-gas/air mixture (25) is fed to a catalyzer (21) arranged inside the fuel lance (8) at the tip of the burner (2) and is ignited and burnt there. The hot gas flow is then mixed with the colder main burner flow in the burner interior space (14).

Method and device for operating a premixing burner

A gas turbine apparatus for higher pressure and temperature ratio operation, improved thermal efficiency and minimized NO.sub.x emissions includes a high pressure compressor, a high pressure turbine, a low pressure turbine and combustion chambers for each of the turbines. A diffuser guides exhaust gas from the high pressure turbine and retards the velocity of the gases. A 180.degree. bend downstream of the diffuser changes the flow direction of the gases. Fuel lances extend into the bend at the outlet end to inject fuel into the gases after the direction change. The bend directs the gas and fuel into a reversal combustion chamber where the gases and fuel again changes direction by 180.degree., and a ring vortex in the flow is produced. The fuel and air is ignited and combusted, and the combusted gases directed into the low pressure turbine.

Gas turbine and method of operating it

A fuel lance for liquid and/or gaseous fuels for use in a combustion chamber includes a liquid fuel pipe extending along a lance center line and defining a liquid fuel passage, a gas pipe surrounding the liquid fuel pipe and forming therebetween a gas passage, and a lance outer shell surrounding the gas pipe and forming an air passage around the gas pipe for cooling air and atomizer air. At least one air/fuel nozzle is provided in a peripheral side of the lance outer shell at a downstream end of the fuel lance for air flow out of the air passage into the combustion chamber. At least one gas nozzle is provided in the gas pipe for gas flow out of the gas passage into the air passage, the gas nozzle is positioned relative to the air/fuel nozzle so that gas from the gas nozzle flows with air from the air passage through the at least one air/fuel nozzle into the combustion chamber. At least one liquid fuel nozzle is provided in the liquid fuel pipe for liquid fuel flow out of the liquid fuel passage, the liquid fuel nozzle being positioned relative to the gas nozzle and air/fuel nozzle so that liquid fuel from the liquid fuel nozzle flows through the air passage and, with the air, through the air/fuel nozzle into the combustion chamber.

Fuel lance for liquid and/or gaseous fuels and method for operation

A method of establishing part-load operation is proposed for a turbine group. This gas turbine group consists essentially of a compressor unit (1), of an HP combustion chamber (4) downstream of the compressor unit (1), of an HP turbine (5) downstream of this HP combustion chamber (4), of an LP combustion chamber (8) operating by self-ignition and arranged downstream of the HP turbine (5), the hot gases (10) of which LP combustion chamber (8) being admitted to an LP turbine (11). The temperature at outlet from the HP turbine (5) remains essentially the same due to the reduction of the fuel quantity in the LP combustion chamber (8) to zero. Furthermore, the fuel quantity of the HP combustion chamber (4) remains approximately constant during the reduction of the fuel quantity in the LP combustion chamber (8) so that the temperature at inlet to the HP turbine (5) likewise remains constant.

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Peter Senior