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Low NO x emission characteristics of refuse‐recovered low BTU gases as fuel for high efficiency gas turbines
Author(s) -
Pak P. S.,
Suzuki Y.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440130106
Subject(s) - nox , waste management , fuel gas , gas turbines , environmental science , engineering , chemistry , combustion , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry
This paper discusses the problems of using refuse‐recovered low Btu gases as fuel of high‐temperature regenerative gas turbines. First, it is briefly described that the system using refuse‐recovered fuels has a great possibility of being superior both in energy conservation and in solving refuse disposal problems in urban areas. Next, by taking a fermentation gas of the sewage sludge and a pyrolysis gas of the municipal refuse as examples, it is confirmed that a combustion gas with the high flame temperature required for a high efficiency gas turbine can sufficiently be obtained. Finally, through a case study in which no special condition is assumed, the system using these refuse‐recovered low Btu gases whose flame temperatures are low is shown to be excellent in the thermal NO x formation characteristics as compared to that using the conventional fuel with a high calorific value.