Application of reactor net models for the simulation of gas-turbine combustor emissions
by Alexander M. Starik; Vycheslav E. Kozlov; Alexander B. Lebedev; Nataliya S. Titova
International Journal of Sustainable Aviation (IJSA), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2014

Abstract: The work deals with the evaluation of applicability of reactor net models and different reaction mechanisms for the predictions of emission characteristics of aero-engine combustors operating both in diffusion and in homogeneous burning modes. It is shown that the accuracy of the calculations of emission indices for NO_x, CO and unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) is dependent strongly on the applied reaction mechanisms. The computations exhibited that for the combustor operating in a diffusion mode the use of methane as a fuel, instead of kerosene, leads to decreasing NO_x (by 35%) emission index, as well as to decreasing the CO and UHC emissions, while for the combustor with homogeneous combustion of fuel-lean mixture the use of methane as a fuel results in an increase of EINO_x value (by a factor of 1.4) compared with kerosene-fuelled combustor.

Online publication date: Sat, 19-Jul-2014

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