Open AccessAdvanced Hot Section Materials and Coatings Test Rig
Author(s) -
Daniel M. Davis
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/944543
Subject(s) - combustor , section (typography) , conceptual design , gas turbines , engineering , syngas , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , construction engineering , process engineering , computer science , combustion , operating system , hydrogen , chemistry , organic chemistry
Phase I of the Hyperbaric Advanced Hot Section Materials & Coating Test Rig Program has been successfully completed. Florida Turbine Technologies has designed and planned the implementation of a laboratory rig capable of simulating the hot gas path conditions of coal gas fired industrial gas turbine engines. Potential uses of this rig include investigations into environmental attack of turbine materials and coatings exposed to syngas, erosion, and thermal-mechanical fatigue. The principle activities during Phase 1 of this project included providing several conceptual designs for the test section, evaluating various syngas-fueled rig combustor concepts, comparing the various test section concepts and then selecting a configuration for detail design. Conceptual definition and requirements of auxiliary systems and facilities were also prepared. Implementation planning also progressed, with schedules prepared and future project milestones defined. The results of these tasks continue to show rig feasibility, both technically and economically