Final aim of this work is to demonstrate robust, steady-state, operation of a methane CPOX reactor at high pressures (up to 1.5 MPa) testing the novel catalyst formulations developed at IRC-CNR in order to assess operability windows and study the effect of main parameters on reactor performance. Cooperation with KTH in Sweden offers the chance to obtain experimental results in one-of-a-kind facilities in Europe allowing for robust evaluation of this innovative combustion technology under operating conditions of interest for real application in Gas Turbine combustors with Ultra Low Emissions. DURATION A 3 week period was spent by Ing. Stefano Cimino (IRC-CNR) from 12/05/2006 to 02/06/2006 at the KTH laboratories in Stockholm in order to setup and start the experimental campaign on the high pressure catalytic reactor test rig after necessary modifications and upgrading necessary to cope with fuel rich/catalytic partial oxidation approach. Catalyst development and engineering was preliminary carried out at the IRC .
Fuel Rich catalytic combustion at elevated pressure for ultra low emissions gas-turbine burners
S Cimino
2006
Abstract
Final aim of this work is to demonstrate robust, steady-state, operation of a methane CPOX reactor at high pressures (up to 1.5 MPa) testing the novel catalyst formulations developed at IRC-CNR in order to assess operability windows and study the effect of main parameters on reactor performance. Cooperation with KTH in Sweden offers the chance to obtain experimental results in one-of-a-kind facilities in Europe allowing for robust evaluation of this innovative combustion technology under operating conditions of interest for real application in Gas Turbine combustors with Ultra Low Emissions. DURATION A 3 week period was spent by Ing. Stefano Cimino (IRC-CNR) from 12/05/2006 to 02/06/2006 at the KTH laboratories in Stockholm in order to setup and start the experimental campaign on the high pressure catalytic reactor test rig after necessary modifications and upgrading necessary to cope with fuel rich/catalytic partial oxidation approach. Catalyst development and engineering was preliminary carried out at the IRC .I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
