The performance of a meso-scale combustor fuelled with methane/air and propane/air is investigated at 0.1 and 0.3 MPa operating pressure. The chemical efficiency is evaluated thanks to the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy measurements of the concentration of the gas species collected at the combustor exhaust. Significant unburned hydrocarbons were detected at atmospheric pressure, making such application not attractive. At 0.3 MPa reasonable low concentrations of hydrocarbons were measured, which results in a good chemical efficiency. This result confirms the challenging application for power energy generation of micro-combustor coupled with micro-turbine.
FT-IR Measurements Performed at the Exhaust of a Meso-scale Combustor working at 0.1 and 0.3 MPa
DE IULIIS, SILVANA;COZZI, FABIO
2013-01-01
Abstract
The performance of a meso-scale combustor fuelled with methane/air and propane/air is investigated at 0.1 and 0.3 MPa operating pressure. The chemical efficiency is evaluated thanks to the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy measurements of the concentration of the gas species collected at the combustor exhaust. Significant unburned hydrocarbons were detected at atmospheric pressure, making such application not attractive. At 0.3 MPa reasonable low concentrations of hydrocarbons were measured, which results in a good chemical efficiency. This result confirms the challenging application for power energy generation of micro-combustor coupled with micro-turbine.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
