@article{DickhoffHorikawaFunke2021,
  author    = {Dickhoff, Jens and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald},
  title     = {Hydrogen Combustion - new DLE Combustor Addresses NOx Emissions and Flashback},
  series = {Turbomachinery international : the global journal of energy equipment},
  volume    = {62},
  journal   = {Turbomachinery international : the global journal of energy equipment},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {MJH Life Sciences},
  address   = {Cranbury},
  issn      = {2767-2328},
  pages     = {26 -- 27},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FunkeBeckmannKeinzetal.2021,
  author    = {Funke, Harald and Beckmann, Nils and Keinz, Jan and Horikawa, Atsushi},
  title     = {30 years of dry low NOx micromix combustor research for hydrogen-rich fuels: an overview of past and present activities},
  series = {Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, September 21-25, 2020, Virtual, Online. Vol.: 4B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, September 21-25, 2020, Virtual, Online. Vol.: 4B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  publisher = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)},
  isbn      = {978-0-7918-8413-3},
  doi       = {10.1115/GT2020-16328},
  pages     = {14 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HorikawaOkadaYamaguchietal.2021,
  author    = {Horikawa, Atsushi and Okada, Kunio and Yamaguchi, Masato and Aoki, Shigeki and Wirsum, Manfred and Funke, Harald and Kusterer, Karsten},
  title     = {Combustor development and engine demonstration of micro-mix hydrogen combustion applied to M1A-17 gas turbine},
  series = {ASME Turbo Expo 2021: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition // Volume 3B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  booktitle = {ASME Turbo Expo 2021: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition // Volume 3B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  doi       = {10.1115/GT2021-59666},
  pages     = {13 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Kawasaki Heavy Industries, LTD. (KHI) has research and development projects for a future hydrogen society. These projects comprise the complete hydrogen cycle, including the production of hydrogen gas, the refinement and liquefaction for transportation and storage, and finally the utilization in a gas turbine for electricity and heat supply. Within the development of the hydrogen gas turbine, the key technology is stable and low NOx hydrogen combustion, namely the Dry Low NOx (DLN) hydrogen combustion. KHI, Aachen University of Applied Science, and B\&B-AGEMA have investigated the possibility of low NOx micro-mix hydrogen combustion and its application to an industrial gas turbine combustor. From 2014 to 2018, KHI developed a DLN hydrogen combustor for a 2MW class industrial gas turbine with the micro-mix technology. Thereby, the ignition performance, the flame stability for equivalent rotational speed, and higher load conditions were investigated. NOx emission values were kept about half of the Air Pollution Control Law in Japan: 84ppm (O2-15\%). Hereby, the elementary combustor development was completed. From May 2020, KHI started the engine demonstration operation by using an M1A-17 gas turbine with a co-generation system located in the hydrogen-fueled power generation plant in Kobe City, Japan. During the first engine demonstration tests, adjustments of engine starting and load control with fuel staging were investigated. On 21st May, the electrical power output reached 1,635 kW, which corresponds to 100\% load (ambient temperature 20 °C), and thereby NOx emissions of 65 ppm (O2-15, 60 RH\%) were verified. Here, for the first time, a DLN hydrogen-fueled gas turbine successfully generated power and heat.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KronigerHorikawaFunkeetal.2021,
  author    = {Kroniger, Daniel and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald and Pf{\"a}ffle, Franziska},
  title     = {Numerical investigation of micromix hydrogen flames at different combustor pressure levels},
  series = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering 2021},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering 2021},
  pages     = {4 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {This study investigates the influence of pressure on the temperature distribution of the micromix (MMX) hydrogen flame and the NOx emissions. A steady computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis is performed by simulating a reactive flow with a detailed chemical reaction model. The numerical analysis is validated based on experimental investigations. A quantitative correlation is parametrized based on the numerical results. We find, that the flame initiation point shifts with increasing pressure from anchoring behind a downstream located bluff body towards anchoring upstream at the hydrogen jet. The numerical NOx emissions trend regarding to a variation of pressure is in good agreement with the experimental results. The pressure has an impact on both, the residence time within the maximum temperature region and on the peak temperature itself. In conclusion, the numerical model proved to be adequate for future prototype design exploration studies targeting on improving the operating range.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KronigerHorikawaFunkeetal.2021,
  author    = {Kroniger, Daniel and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald and Pf{\"a}ffle, Franziska and Kishimoto, Tsuyoshi and Okada, Koichi},
  title     = {Experimental and numerical investigation on the effect of pressure on micromix hydrogen combustion},
  series = {ASME Turbo Expo 2021: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition // Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  booktitle = {ASME Turbo Expo 2021: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition // Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions},
  doi       = {10.1115/GT2021-58926},
  pages     = {11 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The micromix (MMX) combustion concept is a DLN gas turbine combustion technology designed for high hydrogen content fuels. Multiple non-premixed miniaturized flames based on jet in cross-flow (JICF) are inherently safe against flashback and ensure a stable operation in various operative conditions. The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of pressure on the micromix flame with focus on the flame initiation point and the NOx emissions. A numerical model based on a steady RANS approach and the Complex Chemistry model with relevant reactions of the GRI 3.0 mechanism is used to predict the reactive flow and NOx emissions at various pressure conditions. Regarding the turbulence-chemical interaction, the Laminar Flame Concept (LFC) and the Eddy Dissipation Concept (EDC) are compared. The numerical results are validated against experimental results that have been acquired at a high pressure test facility for industrial can-type gas turbine combustors with regard to flame initiation and NOx emissions. The numerical approach is adequate to predict the flame initiation point and NOx emission trends. Interestingly, the flame shifts its initiation point during the pressure increase in upstream direction, whereby the flame attachment shifts from anchoring behind a downstream located bluff body towards anchoring directly at the hydrogen jet. The LFC predicts this change and the NOx emissions more accurately than the EDC. The resulting NOx correlation regarding the pressure is similar to a non-premixed type combustion configuration.},
  language  = {en}
}