Effect of Fuel Bound Nitrogen on Oxides of Nitrogen Emission From a Gas Turbine Engine.

摘要

Fuels of varying nitrogen content were tested in a T63-A-5A engine to measure their effects on exhaust gas emissions. Five test fuels varying in fuel bound nitrogen content from 3 microgram (nitrogen)/g (fuel) to 902 microgram (nitrogen)/g (fuel) were evaluated. The nitrogen content in the fuel was adjusted by mixing a JP-5 type fuel derived from shale oil (902 microgram (nitrogen)/g (fuel)) and regular petroleum JP-5 fuel (3 microgram (nitrogen)/g (fuel)). Nitrogen content of the fuel had no effect on engine performance. The carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon emissions were equivalent for all the fuels included in the test program. For the engine power ratings tested, the oxides of nitrogen emissions increased with increasing nitrogen content of the test fuel. The conversion efficiency of fuel bound nitrogen to oxides of nitrogen appears to be independent of the nitrogen content of the fuel. Difficulties in measuring small changes in oxides of nitrogen level resulting from low nitrogen content fuels (50 microgram nitrogen/g (fuel) or less) caused the conversion efficiency to be very variable. The conversion efficiency for fuels with a nitrogen content of 250 microgram (nitrogen)/g (fuel) or greater was approximately 45 percent. (Author)