Liquid Fuel Combustion in a Cross-Flow of Multiple Opposing Gaseous Fuel Jets

Abstract

ABSTRACT Over the past years, levels of exhaust emissions have been increased due to fossil fuels usage continuously with energy demand’s growth. An Investigation on the effect of cross flow of multiple opposing gaseous fuel jets on liquid fuel burning was performed that could be retrofit into an existing or future manufactured gas turbine engines to provide an energy solution to problem of growing levels of carbon emissions. The test rig was designed and built with a combustion chamber provided with a dual fuel burner. The developed test rig allowed the burning of liquid fuel in a cross flow of gaseous fuel. While the air was co-axially introduced in a double swirl flow field, the combustion efficiency and flame length were recorded in conjunction with varying the number of opposing jets.