Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Emissions and Characteristic of a Turbojet Engine using F-24 Fuel

Presenter Information

John William McAfee, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Marcel Ilie, Dr. Valentin Soloiu

Location

Poster 160

Session Format

Poster Presentation

Academic Unit

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Background

In recent years, the environmental impact of fossil fuels has been an important topic of study. The emissions produced by the aviation industry has been a significant source of investigation in reducing the world-wide greenhouse-gas effect. Due to the high cost of experimental testing of true sized aerospace gas turbines, there has been extensive research investigating the emissions and other characteristics of research gas turbines. These turbine are smaller in size, cost less to operate and manufacture, and produce similar results in emissions and other characteristics relatively speaking as compared to true-sized gas turbines. By operating these turbines, scientific research of gas turbine engines can be conducted at a reduced cost, while providing valuable data that can be used in comparing different fuels, fuel blends, and additives applied to the turbine (like steam injection). Background Furthermore, there has also been an increase in the scientific investigation of using numerical models that model gas turbines. Numerical modeling of gas turbines is an attractive field of study due to the decrease in cost of numerical modeling as compared to experimental cost. However, the numerical investigation of gas turbines engines are difficult to accurately and time-appropriately model due to the numerous rotating components in the compressor and turbine stage of a gas turbine engine, as well as difficulties naturally modeling the combustion that occurs in the combustion chamber. This study aims to better understand and examine the emissions and various parameters by conducting experimental testing to gather emissions and other parameter data and comparing this data to a numerical model to examine the accuracy of the model.

Keywords

Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, NASA, Numerical, Experimental, Emissions

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Start Date

2022 12:00 AM

January 2022