Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Users and Conversion Devices
- 1 Aero Gas Turbines
- 2 Ground-Based Gas Turbines
- 3 Reciprocating Engines
- 4 Process Heaters
- 5 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production
- Part II Chemical Energy Carriers
- 6 Syngas and Biogas
- 7 Liquid Fuel Synthesis
- 8 Ammonia
- 9 Metal Fuels
- 10 Bio-based Solid Fuels
- Part III Fundamental Combustion Processes
- 11 Fundamentals of Gaseous Combustion
- 12 Liquid Fuel Atomization and Combustion
- 13 Pollutant Emissions of Alternative Fuels
- Part IV Case Studies
- 14 Certification of Drop-In Alternative Fuels for Aviation
- 15 Fuel Composition Influences on Reciprocating Engine Performance
- 16 Near-Zero- and Zero-Carbon Fuels in Industrial Gas Turbines
- 17 Hydrogen Solutions for Net-Zero Power Generation
- Index
- References
1 - Aero Gas Turbines
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Users and Conversion Devices
- 1 Aero Gas Turbines
- 2 Ground-Based Gas Turbines
- 3 Reciprocating Engines
- 4 Process Heaters
- 5 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production
- Part II Chemical Energy Carriers
- 6 Syngas and Biogas
- 7 Liquid Fuel Synthesis
- 8 Ammonia
- 9 Metal Fuels
- 10 Bio-based Solid Fuels
- Part III Fundamental Combustion Processes
- 11 Fundamentals of Gaseous Combustion
- 12 Liquid Fuel Atomization and Combustion
- 13 Pollutant Emissions of Alternative Fuels
- Part IV Case Studies
- 14 Certification of Drop-In Alternative Fuels for Aviation
- 15 Fuel Composition Influences on Reciprocating Engine Performance
- 16 Near-Zero- and Zero-Carbon Fuels in Industrial Gas Turbines
- 17 Hydrogen Solutions for Net-Zero Power Generation
- Index
- References
Summary
Gas turbine engines for aircraft applications are complex machines requiring advanced technology drawing from the disciplines of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, combustion, materials science, mechanical design, and manufacturing engineering. In the very early days of gas turbines, the combustor module was frequently the most challenging. Although the capability of the industry to design combustors has greatly improved, challenges still remain in the design of the combustor, and further innovations are required to reduce carbon emissions. Many companies in the aviation industry committed to a pathway to carbon-neutral growth and aspire to carbon-free future in 2008. Additionally, airframers have aggressive goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to those in 2005. Achieving these goals require technology advancements in all aspects of the aviation industry including airframers, engine manufactures fuel providers, and all the associated supply chains. The focus of this chapter is the influence of one module of the aircraft engine – the combustor.
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