TY - JOUR A1 - Ayed, Anis Haj A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan T1 - CFD Based Improvement of the DLN Hydrogen Micromix Combustion Technology at Increased Energy Densities JF - American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) N2 - Combined with the use of renewable energy sources for its production, Hydrogen represents a possible alternative gas turbine fuel within future low emission power generation. Due to the large difference in the physical properties of Hydrogen compared to other fuels such as natural gas, well established gas turbine combustion systems cannot be directly applied for Dry Low NOx (DLN) Hydrogen combustion. Thus, the development of DLN combustion technologies is an essential and challenging task for the future of Hydrogen fuelled gas turbines. The DLN Micromix combustion principle for hydrogen fuel has been developed to significantly reduce NOx-emissions. This combustion principle is based on cross-flow mixing of air and gaseous hydrogen which reacts in multiple miniaturized diffusion-type flames. The major advantages of this combustion principle are the inherent safety against flash-back and the low NOx-emissions due to a very short residence time of reactants in the flame region of the micro-flames. The Micromix Combustion technology has been already proven experimentally and numerically for pure Hydrogen fuel operation at different energy density levels. The aim of the present study is to analyze the influence of different geometry parameter variations on the flame structure and the NOx emission and to identify the most relevant design parameters, aiming to provide a physical understanding of the Micromix flame sensitivity to the burner design and identify further optimization potential of this innovative combustion technology while increasing its energy density and making it mature enough for real gas turbine application. The study reveals great optimization potential of the Micromix Combustion technology with respect to the DLN characteristics and gives insight into the impact of geometry modifications on flame structure and NOx emission. This allows to further increase the energy density of the Micromix burners and to integrate this technology in industrial gas turbines. Y1 - 2016 SN - 2313-4402 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 290 EP - 303 PB - GSSRR ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A1 - Ayed, Anis Haj A1 - Kazari, Masahide A1 - Kitajima, Junichi A1 - Horikawa, Atsushi A1 - Okada, Kunio T1 - Experimental and Numerical Study on Optimizing the Dry Low NOₓ Micromix Hydrogen Combustion Principle for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications JF - Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications N2 - Combined with the use of renewable energy sources for its production, hydrogen represents a possible alternative gas turbine fuel for future low-emission power generation. Due to the difference in the physical properties of hydrogen compared to other fuels such as natural gas, well-established gas turbine combustion systems cannot be directly applied to dry low NOₓ (DLN) hydrogen combustion. The DLN micromix combustion of hydrogen has been under development for many years, since it has the promise to significantly reduce NOₓ emissions. This combustion principle for air-breathing engines is based on crossflow mixing of air and gaseous hydrogen. Air and hydrogen react in multiple miniaturized diffusion-type flames with an inherent safety against flashback and with low NOₓ emissions due to a very short residence time of the reactants in the flame region. The paper presents an advanced DLN micromix hydrogen application. The experimental and numerical study shows a combustor configuration with a significantly reduced number of enlarged fuel injectors with high-thermal power output at constant energy density. Larger fuel injectors reduce manufacturing costs, are more robust and less sensitive to fuel contamination and blockage in industrial environments. The experimental and numerical results confirm the successful application of high-energy injectors, while the DLN micromix characteristics of the design point, under part-load conditions, and under off-design operation are maintained. Atmospheric test rig data on NOₓ emissions, optical flame-structure, and combustor material temperatures are compared to numerical simulations and show good agreement. The impact of the applied scaling and design laws on the miniaturized micromix flamelets is particularly investigated numerically for the resulting flow field, the flame-structure, and NOₓ formation. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4034849 SN - 1948-5093 N1 - TSEA-15-1227 VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - 021001 EP - 021001-10 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Börner, S. A1 - Hendrick, P. A1 - Elsing, R. T1 - Testing and analysis of the impact on engine cycle parameters and control system modifications using hydrogen or methane as fuel in an industrial gas turbine T2 - Progress in propulsion physics ; Volume 8 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-5-94588-191-4 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/eucass/201608409 SP - 409 EP - 426 PB - EDP Sciences CY - o.O. ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan T1 - FHprofUnt2012: Adaption und Optimierung des Dry-Low-NOx-Micromix-Verfahrens für hohe Energiedichten für Wasserstoff und H2-reiche Synthesegase (Kurztitel: DLN-H2-Syngas-Verbrennung) : Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse von Forschungsvorhaben im BMBF-Programm : Projektlaufzeit: 01.08.2012 bis 30.04.2015 : Förderkennzeichen: 03FH019PX2 Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2314/GBV:86689893X ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Haj Ayed, A. A1 - Kazari, M. A1 - Kitajima, J. A1 - Horikawa, A. A1 - Okada, K. T1 - Development and Testing of a Low NOx Micromix Combustion Chamber for an Industrial Gas Turbine T2 - Proceedings of International Gas Turbine Congress 2015 Tokyo November 15-20, 2015, Tokyo, Japan Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-4-89111-008-6 N1 - IGTC15-0092 SP - 131 EP - 140 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Horikawa, Atsushi A1 - Okada, Kunio A1 - Kazari, Masahide A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A1 - Haj Ayed, Anis T1 - Application of Low NOx Micro-Mix Hydrogen Combustion to Industrial Gas Turbine Combustor and Conceptual Design T2 - Proceedings of International Gas Turbine Congress 2015 Tokyo November 15-20, 2015, Tokyo, Japan Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-4-89111-008-6 N1 - IGTC15-0238 SP - 141 EP - 146 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Horikawa, Atsushi A1 - Kazari, Masahide A1 - Okada, Kunio A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A1 - Haji Ayed, Anis T1 - Developments of Hydrogen Dry Low Emission Combustion Technology T2 - Annual Congress of Gas Turbine Society Japan, 2015 Y1 - 2015 N1 - Abstract in engl.; Text in japanisch ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haj Ayed, A. A1 - Kusterer, K. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Striegan, Constantin A1 - Bohn, D. T1 - Improvement study for the dry-low-NOx hydrogen micromix combustion technology JF - Propulsion and power research Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2015.07.003 SN - 2212-540X VL - Vol. 4 IS - Iss. 3 SP - 132 EP - 140 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haj Ayed, A. A1 - Kusterer, K. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Striegan, Constantin A1 - Bohn, D. T1 - Experimental and numerical investigations of the dry-low-NOx hydrogen micromix combustion chamber of an industrial gas turbine JF - Propulsion and power research Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2015.07.005 SN - 2212-540X VL - Vol. 4 IS - Iss. 3 SP - 123 EP - 131 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Kusterer, K. A1 - Haj Ayed, A. A1 - Kazari, M. A1 - Kitajima, J. A1 - Horikawa, A. A1 - Okada, K. T1 - Experimental and Numerical Study on Optimizing the DLN Micromix Hydrogen Combustion Principle for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5668-0 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42043 SP - V04AT04A008 ER -