Effect of Using Emulsions of High Nitrogen Containing Fuels and Water in a Gas Turbine Combustor on NO_x and Other Emissions

A total of four combustion tests studying the response of various water/fuel emulsion rates on NO_x emissions have been conducted on: (a) Paraho shale oil, (b) H-Coal^© (372x–522 K) distillate, (c) No. 2 oil doped with quinoline, (d) H-Coal^© (505–616 K) distillate, utilizing a 0.14-m dia gas turbine can-type combustor at base-load conditions. Each test fuel run was proceeded with a base-line fuel run with No. 2 distillate oil. The results indicate that the effectiveness of water injection to reduce NO_x decreased rapidly with an increase in the fuel-bound nitrogen (FBN) content of the test fuels. The smoke number, in general, decreased with increased water injection, while carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons increased at high water/fuel flow rates.