DEVELOPMENT OF LOW EMISSION POROUS-PLATE COMBUSTOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE GAS TURBINE AND RANKINE CYCLE ENGINES

The purpose of this contract was to evaluate analytically and experimentally the use of the porous-plate combustor for use in the gas-turbine or Rankine-cycle advanced automobile engines to control exhaust emissions. As regards the gas turbine application, this report contains analytical results on the burner area requirements for the various operating conditions of the Baseline Engine as well as exhaust emission predictions. The design concept of an air-cooled, variable-area combustor for this engine is presented. Operational and emissions data on several experimental combustors are presented along with the fabrication development leading to these combustors. Finally the demonstration results for a full-scale fuel-air mixture system are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  General Electric

  Marine Turbine & Gear Engineer, 1100 Western Ave
  Lynn, MA  United States  01910

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Alternative Automotive Power Systems Division
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States 
• Authors:
  • Rossbach, R J
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 255 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Combustion chambers; Emission control systems; Exhaust gases; Fuel air mixtures; Gas turbines; Hydrocarbons; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Rankine engines; Turbine engines; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Rankine cycle
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090851
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-0461
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM