EP2592347A2 - Chambre de combustion et procédé pour fournir du carburant à une chambre de combustion - Google Patents

Chambre de combustion et procédé pour fournir du carburant à une chambre de combustion Download PDF

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EP2592347A2
EP2592347A2 EP12192118.3A EP12192118A EP2592347A2 EP 2592347 A2 EP2592347 A2 EP 2592347A2 EP 12192118 A EP12192118 A EP 12192118A EP 2592347 A2 EP2592347 A2 EP 2592347A2
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Lucas John Stoia
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R3/00—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel
    • F23R3/28—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply
    • F23R3/283—Attaching or cooling of fuel injecting means including supports for fuel injectors, stems, or lances
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R3/00—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel
    • F23R3/28—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply
    • F23R3/286—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply having fuel-air premixing devices

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  • the present invention generally involves a combustor and a method for supplying fuel to the combustor.
  • Combustors are commonly used in industrial and power generation operations to ignite fuel to produce combustion gases having a high temperature and pressure.
  • Various competing considerations influence the design and operation of combustors. For example, higher combustion gas temperatures generally improve the thermodynamic efficiency of the combustor. However, higher combustion gas temperatures also promote flashback or flame holding conditions in which the combustion flame migrates towards the fuel being supplied by nozzles, possibly causing severe damage to the nozzles in a relatively short amount of time.
  • higher combustion gas temperatures generally increase the disassociation rate of diatomic nitrogen, increasing the production of nitrogen oxides (NO X ).
  • lower combustion gas temperatures associated with reduced fuel flow and/or part load operation (turndown) generally reduce the chemical reaction rates of the combustion gases, increasing the production of carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons.
  • a plurality of tubes may be radially arranged in an end cap to provide fluid communication for a working fluid to flow through the end cap and into a combustion chamber.
  • a fuel may be supplied to a plenum inside the end cap to flow over the outside of the tubes to provide convective cooling to the tubes before flowing into the tubes to mix with the working fluid.
  • the enhanced mixing between the fuel and working fluid in the tubes allows leaner combustion at higher operating temperatures while protecting against flashback or flame holding and controlling undesirable emissions.
  • the convective cooling provided by the fuel before entering the tubes may result in uneven heating of the fuel.
  • temperature and density variations in the fuel flowing through the tubes may produce thermal stress in the tubes and/or uneven fuel-working fluid ratios that adversely affect flame stability, combustor performance, and/or undesirable emissions. Therefore, an improved combustor and method for supplying fuel to the combustor that reduces thermal stress in the tubes and/or temperature and density variations in the fuel flowing through the tubes would be useful.
  • One aspect of the present invention is a combustor that includes a casing that encloses at least a portion of the combustor.
  • a fuel conduit extends downstream from the casing and includes a tortuous path for fuel flow inside the fuel conduit.
  • a combustor that includes an end cover and an end cap axially separated from the end cover and configured to extend radially across at least a portion of the combustor, wherein the end cap comprises an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface.
  • a fuel conduit extends from the end cover to the end cap to provide fluid communication to the end cap and includes tortuous path for fuel flow inside the fuel conduit.
  • Yet another aspect of the present invention includes a method for supplying fuel to a combustor that includes flowing a working fluid through a plurality of tubes that extends axially through an end cap.
  • the method further includes supplying a fuel through a fuel conduit into the end cap, supplying a diluent through a diluent conduit that extends axially inside the fuel conduit, and swirling the fuel flowing through the fuel conduit around the diluent flowing through the diluent conduit.
  • Various embodiments of the present invention include a combustor and method for supplying fuel to the combustor.
  • the combustor generally includes a casing that encloses a working fluid flowing though the combustor.
  • a plurality of tubes radially arranged in an end cap enhances mixing between the working fluid and fuel prior to combustion.
  • a fuel conduit may extend between the casing and the end cap to supply fuel to the end cap. The fuel may flow through a tortuous path inside the fuel conduit adjacent to a diluent conduit that extends axially inside the fuel conduit to evenly heat the fuel before the fuel flows into the end cap.
  • the improved heating of the fuel reduces the thermal stress across the tubes and/or the temperature and density variations in the fuel flowing through the tubes to enhance flame stability, combustor performance, and/or undesirable emissions.
  • Fig. 1 provides a simplified cross-section view of an exemplary combustor 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 provides an upstream axial view of the combustor 10 shown in Fig. 1
  • a casing 12 generally encloses at least a portion of the combustor 10 to contain a working fluid 14 flowing to the combustor 10.
  • the casing 12 may include an end cover 16 at one end that provides an interface for supplying fuel, diluent, and/or other additives to the combustor 10.
  • Possible diluents may include, for example, water, steam, working fluid, air, fuel additives, various inert gases such as nitrogen, and/or various non-flammable gases such as carbon dioxide or combustion exhaust gases supplied to the combustor 10.
  • One or more fluid conduits 18 may extend axially from the end cover 16 to an end cap 20 to provide fluid communication for fuel, diluents, and/or other additives to the end cap 20.
  • the end cap 20 is configured to extend radially across at least a portion of the combustor 10, and the end cap 20 and a liner 22 generally define a combustion chamber 24 downstream from the end cap 20.
  • the casing 12 circumferentially surrounds the end cap 20 and/or the liner 22 to define an annular passage 26 that surrounds the end cap 20 and liner 22.
  • the working fluid 14 may flow through the annular passage 26 along the outside of the liner 22 to provide convective cooling to the liner 22.
  • the working fluid 14 may reverse direction to flow through the end cap 20 and into the combustion chamber 24.
  • the end cap 20 generally includes an upstream surface 28 axially separated from a downstream surface 30, and one or more nozzles 32 and/or tubes 34 may extend from the upstream surface 28 through the downstream surface 30 to provide fluid communication through the end cap 20 to the combustion chamber 24.
  • the particular shape, size, number, and arrangement of the nozzles 32 and tubes 34 may vary according to particular embodiments.
  • the nozzles 32 and tubes 34 are generally illustrated as having a cylindrical shape; however, alternate embodiments within the scope of the present invention may include nozzles and tubes having virtually any geometric cross-section.
  • the nozzle 32 may extend axially from the end cover 16 through the end cap 20.
  • a shroud 36 may circumferentially surround the nozzle 32 to define an annular passage 38 around the nozzle 32 and provide fluid communication through the end cap 20.
  • the working fluid 14 may thus flow through the annular passage 38 and into the combustion chamber 24.
  • the nozzle 32 may supply fuel, diluents, and/or other additives to the annular passage 38 to mix with the working fluid 14 before entering the combustion chamber 24.
  • One or more vanes 40 may extend radially between the nozzle 32 and the shroud 36 to impart swirl to the fluids flowing through the annular passage 38 to enhance mixing of the fluids before reaching the combustion chamber 24.
  • the tubes 34 may be radially arranged across the end cap 20 in one or more tube bundles 42 of various shapes and sizes, with each tube bundle 42 in fluid communication with one or more fluid conduits 18.
  • one or more dividers 44 may extend downstream from the fluid conduits 18 axially inside the end cap 20 between the upstream and downstream surfaces 28, 30 to separate or group the tubes 34 into pie-shaped tube bundles 42 radially arranged around the nozzle 32.
  • One or more fluid conduits 18 may provide one or more fuels, diluents, and/or other additives to each tube bundle 42, and the type, fuel content, and reactivity of the fuel and/or diluent may vary for each fluid conduit 18 or tube bundle 42. In this manner, different types, flow rates, and/or additives may be supplied to one or more tube bundles 42 to allow staged fueling of the tubes 34 over a wide range of operating conditions.
  • a cap shield 46 may circumferentially surround at least a portion of the upstream and downstream surfaces 28, 30 to at least partially define one or more plenums inside the end cap 20 between the upstream and downstream surfaces 28, 30.
  • a barrier 48 may extend radially inside the end cap 20 between the upstream and downstream surfaces 28, 30 to at least partially define a fuel plenum 50 and a diluent plenum 52 inside the end cap 20.
  • the upstream surface 28, cap shield 46, and barrier 48 may define the fuel plenum 50
  • the downstream surface 30, cap shield 46, and barrier 48 may define the diluent plenum 52.
  • One or more of the tubes 34 may include one or more fuel ports 54 that provide fluid communication from the fuel plenum 50 into the tubes 34.
  • the fuel ports 54 may be angled radially, axially, and/or azimuthally to project and/or impart swirl to the fuel flowing through the fuel ports 54 and into the tubes 34. The fuel may then mix with the working fluid 14 flowing through the tubes 34 before entering the combustion chamber 24.
  • Fig. 3 provides an enlarged cross-section view of the fluid conduit 18 shown in Fig. 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the fluid conduit 18 may include a fuel conduit 60 that surrounds a diluent conduit 62.
  • the fuel conduit 60 may extend downstream from the casing 12 or end cover 16 to the end cap 20 to provide fluid communication to the fuel plenum 50 inside the end cap 20.
  • the fuel conduit 60 may include a tortuous path for fuel flow inside the fuel conduit 60 to increase the distance that the fuel travels, and thus the heat transferred to the fuel from the surrounding working fluid 14 and/or other diluent, before the fuel reaches the fuel plenum 50 inside the end cap 20.
  • the fuel conduit 60 may include a plurality of baffles 64 or other flow guides arranged on an inside surface of the fuel conduit 60 that direct and/or disrupt the fuel flow inside the fuel conduit 60 to enhance the heat exchange from the working fluid 14 or other diluent to the fuel.
  • the baffles 64 may be attached to or machined into the inside surface of the fuel conduit 60 to create a spiral path for fuel flow around the diluent conduit 62.
  • the diluent conduit 62 may extend generally axially inside the fuel conduit 60 between the end cover 16 and the end cap 20 to provide fluid communication to the diluent plenum 52.
  • Possible diluents supplied through the diluent conduit 62 may include, for example, water, steam, working fluid, fuel additives, various inert gases such as nitrogen, and/or various non-flammable gases such as carbon dioxide or combustion exhaust gases supplied to the combustor 10.
  • the diluent may be supplied to the diluent conduit 62 through the end cover 16 from an external source.
  • a bypass passage 66 in the end cover 16 may provide fluid communication for a portion of the working fluid 14 to flow into the diluent conduit 62 to heat the fuel flowing around the diluent conduit 62.
  • the working fluid 14 or other diluent may flow into the diluent plenum 52 and around the tubes 34 to convectively cool to tubes 34.
  • the working fluid 14 or other diluent may then flow through one or more diluent passages 68 in the downstream surface 30 and into the combustion chamber 24.
  • a plurality of turbulators of various shapes and sizes may be arranged on or around the fuel and/or diluent conduits 60, 62 to disrupt the laminar flow of the working fluid 14 or other diluent across these surfaces.
  • turbulators 70 may be radially arranged around the outside surface of the fuel conduit 60 and/or the inside surface of the diluent conduit 62 to reduce the laminar layer formed on these surfaces and thereby enhance the heat transfer to the fuel flowing through the fuel conduit 60.
  • a flexible coupling 72 may be included in one or more fuel and/or diluent conduits 60, 62 between the end cover 16 and the end cap 20.
  • the flexible coupling 72 may include one or more expansion joints or bellows that accommodate axial displacement by the casing 12, fluid conduits 18, and/or tubes 34 caused by thermal expansion or contraction.
  • the various embodiments shown and described with respect to Figs. 1-3 may also provide a method for supplying fuel to the combustor 10.
  • the method may include, for example, flowing the working fluid 14 through the tubes 34 that extend axially through the end cap 20 and supplying fuel through the fuel conduit 60 into the end cap 20.
  • the method may further include supplying the working fluid 14 or other diluent through the diluent conduit 62 that extends axially inside the fuel conduit 60 and swirling the fuel flowing through the fuel conduit 60 around the working fluid 14 or other diluent flowing through the diluent conduit 62.
  • the method may further include disrupting the fluid flow across the outside surface of the fuel conduit 60 and/or the inside surface of the diluent conduit 62 and/or separating the fuel from the working fluid 14 or other diluent inside the end cap 20.
  • the tortuous path for the fuel flow through the fuel conduit 60 enables the working fluid 14 or other diluent flowing inside the diluent conduit 62 or outside of the fuel conduit 60 to evenly heat the fuel before the fuel reaches the fuel plenum 50.
  • the improved heating of the fuel reduces thermal stresses in the tubes 34 and/or temperature and density variations in the fuel flowing through the tubes 34 to enhance flame stability, combustor performance, and/or undesirable emissions.

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