TY  - CHAP
A1  - Striegan, C.
A1  - Haj Ayed, A.
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Loechle, S.
A1  - Kazari, M.
A1  - Horikawa, A.
A1  - Okada, K.
A1  - Koga, K.
T1  - Numerical combustion and heat transfer simulations and validation for a hydrogen fueled "micromix" test combustor in industrial gas turbine applications
T2  - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 978-079185085-5
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/GT2017-64719
N1  - ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2017; Charlotte; United States; 26 June 2017 through 30 June 2017
IS  - Volume Part F130041-4B, 2017
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Beckmann, Nils
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Abanteriba, Sylvester
T1  - Comparison of Numerical Combustion Models for Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Applied for Dry-Low-Nox-Micromix-Combustion
JF  - Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
N2  - The Dry-Low-NOx (DLN) Micromix combustion technology has been developed as low emission combustion principle for industrial gas turbines fueled with hydrogen or syngas. The combustion process is based on the phenomenon of jet-in-crossflow-mixing (JICF). Fuel is injected perpendicular into the air-cross-flow and burned in a multitude of miniaturized, diffusion-like flames. The miniaturization of the flames leads to a significant reduction of NOx emissions due to the very short residence time of reactants in the flame. In the Micromix research approach, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses are validated toward experimental results. The combination of numerical and experimental methods allows an efficient design and optimization of DLN Micromix combustors concerning combustion stability and low NOx emissions. The paper presents a comparison of several numerical combustion models for hydrogen and hydrogen-rich syngas. They differ in the complexity of the underlying reaction mechanism and the associated computational effort. The performance of a hybrid eddy-break-up (EBU) model with a one-step global reaction is compared to a complex chemistry model and a flamelet generated manifolds (FGM) model, both using detailed reaction schemes for hydrogen or syngas combustion. Validation of numerical results is based on exhaust gas compositions available from experimental investigation on DLN Micromix combustors. The conducted evaluation confirms that the applied detailed combustion mechanisms are able to predict the general physics of the DLN-Micromix combustion process accurately. The FGM method proved to be generally suitable to reduce the computational effort while maintaining the accuracy of detailed chemistry.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4038882
SN  - 0742-4795
N1  - Article number 081504;
Paper No: GTP-17-1567
VL  - 140
IS  - 8
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Hendrick, P.
T1  - Experimental Evaluation of the Pollutant and Noise Emissions of the GTCP 36-300 Gas Turbine Operated with Kerosene and a Low NOX Micromix Hydrogen Combustor
T2  - 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, EUCASS 2017
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.13009/EUCASS2017-125
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
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  - Development and Testing of a Low NOX Micromix Combustion Chamber for an Industrial Gas Turbine
JF  - International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems
N2  - The Micromix combustion principle, based on cross-flow mixing of air and hydrogen, promises low emission applications in future gas turbines. The Micromix combustion takes place in several hundreds of miniaturized diffusion-type micro-flames. The major advantage is the inherent safety against flash-back and low NOx-emissions due to a very short residence time of reactants in the flame region. The paper gives insight into the Micromix design and scaling procedure for different energy densities and the interaction of scaling laws and key design drivers in gas turbine integration. Numerical studies, experimental testing, gas turbine integration and interface considerations are evaluated. The aerodynamic stabilization of the miniaturized flamelets and the resulting flow field, flame structure and NOx formation are analysed experimentally and numerically. The results show and confirm the successful adaption of the low NOx Micromix characteristics for a range of different nozzle sizes, energy densities and thermal power output.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.38036/jgpp.9.1_27
SN  - 1882-5079
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 27
EP  - 36
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tekin, Nurettin
A1  - Ashikaga, Mitsugu
A1  - Horikawa, Atsushi
A1  - Funke, Harald
T1  - Enhancement of fuel flexibility of industrial gas turbines by development of innovative hydrogen combustion systems
JF  - Gas for energy
N2  - For fuel flexibility enhancement hydrogen represents a possible alternative gas turbine fuel within future low emission power generation, in case of hydrogen production by the use of renewable energy sources such as wind energy or biomass. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) has research and development projects for future hydrogen society; production of hydrogen gas, refinement and liquefaction for transportation and storage, and utilization with gas turbine / gas engine for the generation of electricity. In the development of hydrogen gas turbines, a key technology is the stable and low NOx hydrogen combustion, especially Dry Low Emission (DLE) or Dry Low NOx (DLN) hydrogen combustion. 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 DLE hydrogen combustion. Thus, the development of DLE hydrogen combustion technologies is an essential and challenging task for the future of hydrogen fueled gas turbines. The DLE Micro-Mix combustion principle for hydrogen fuel has been in development for many years 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 flashback and the low NOx-emissions due to a very short residence time of the reactants in the flame region of the micro-flames.
Y1  - 2018
IS  - 2
PB  - Vulkan-Verlag
CY  - Essen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Beckmann, Nils
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Abanteriba, Sylvester
T1  - Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of a Dual-Fuel Dry-Low-NOx Micromix Combustor for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications
JF  - Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4041495
SN  - 19485085
N1  - Paper No: GT2017-64795
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 011015
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Beckmann, Nils
A1  - Abanteriba, Sylvester
T1  - An overview on dry low NOx micromix combustor development for hydrogen-rich gas turbine applications
JF  - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.161
SN  - 0360-3199
VL  - 44
IS  - 13
SP  - 6978
EP  - 6990
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Horikawa, Atsushi
A1  - Ashikaga, Mitsugu
A1  - Yamaguchi, Masato
A1  - Ogino, Tomoyuki
A1  - Aoki, Shigeki
A1  - Wirsum, Manfred
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Kusterer, Karsten
T1  - Combined heat and power supply demonstration of Micro-Mix Hydrogen Combustion Applied to M1A-17 Gas Turbine
T2  - Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2022) (Volume 3A)
N2  - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI), Aachen University of Applied Sciences, and B&B-AGEMA GmbH have investigated the potential of low NOx micro-mix (MMX) hydrogen combustion and its application to an industrial gas turbine combustor. Engine demonstration tests of a MMX combustor for the M1A-17 gas turbine with a co-generation system were conducted in the hydrogen-fueled power generation plant in Kobe City, Japan.
This paper presents the results of the commissioning test and the combined heat and power (CHP) supply demonstration. In the commissioning test, grid interconnection, loading tests and load cut-off tests were successfully conducted. All measurement results satisfied the Japanese environmental regulation values. Dust and soot as well as SOx were not detected. The NOx emissions were below 84 ppmv at 15 % O2. The noise level at the site boundary was below 60 dB. The vibration at the site boundary was below 45 dB.
During the combined heat and power supply demonstration, heat and power were supplied to neighboring public facilities with the MMX combustion technology and 100 % hydrogen fuel. The electric power output reached 1800 kW at which the NOx emissions were 72 ppmv at 15 % O2, and 60 %RH. Combustion instabilities were not observed. The gas turbine efficiency was improved by about 1 % compared to a non-premixed type combustor with water injection as NOx reduction method. During a total equivalent operation time of 1040 hours, all combustor parts, the M1A-17 gas turbine as such, and the co-generation system were without any issues.
KW  - industrial gas turbine
KW  - combustor development
KW  - fuels
KW  - hydrogen
KW  - emission
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 978-0-7918-8599-4
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/GT2022-81620
N1  - ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition
June 13–17, 2022 Rotterdam, Netherlands
PB  - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
CY  - Fairfield
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dickhoff, Jens
A1  - Horikawa, Atsushi
A1  - Funke, Harald
T1  - Hydrogen Combustion - new DLE Combustor Addresses NOx Emissions and Flashback
JF  - Turbomachinery international : the global journal of energy equipment
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 2767-2328
SN  - 0149-4147
VL  - 62
IS  - 4
SP  - 26
EP  - 27
PB  - MJH Life Sciences
CY  - Cranbury
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Beckmann, Nils
T1  - Flexible fuel operation of a Dry-Low-NOx Micromix Combustor with Variable Hydrogen Methane Mixture
JF  - International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems
N2  - The role of hydrogen (H2) as a carbon-free energy carrier is discussed since decades for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As bridge technology towards a hydrogen-based energy supply, fuel mixtures of natural gas or methane (CH4) and hydrogen are possible.
The paper presents the first test results of a low-emission Micromix combustor designed for flexible-fuel operation with variable H2/CH4 mixtures. The numerical and experimental approach for considering variable fuel mixtures instead of recently investigated pure hydrogen is described.
In the experimental studies, a first generation FuelFlex Micromix combustor geometry is tested at atmospheric pressure at gas turbine operating conditions corresponding to part- and full-load. The H2/CH4 fuel mixture composition is varied between 57 and 100 vol.% hydrogen content.
Despite the challenges flexible-fuel operation poses onto the design of a combustion system, the evaluated FuelFlex Micromix prototype shows a significant low NOx performance
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 1882-5079
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
ER  -