Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Recent submissions
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Simplified Versus Detailed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reactor Models and Influence on the Simulation of the Design Point Performance of Hybrid Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)High-efficiency hybrid systems (HS) based on the coupling of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and gas turbines (GT) are analyzed in this paper through the use of two different approaches: ... -
A Feasibility Study of Existing Gas Turbines for Recuperated, Intercooled, and Reheat Cycle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In the present paper, a comprehensive and simple in application design methodology to obtain a gas turbine working on recuperated, intercooled, and reheat cycle utilizing existing gas turbines ... -
Inlet Fogging of Gas Turbine Engines—Part II: Fog Droplet Sizing Analysis, Nozzle Types, Measurement, and Testing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The inlet fogging of gas turbine engines for power augmentation has seen increasing application over the past decade yet not a single technical paper treating the physics and engineering of ... -
Implementation of a Multivariable Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)A multivariable control (MVC) was designed and implemented for the Joint Technology Demonstrator Engine (JTDE) XTE65-2. The engine control system utilized an existing MC68000 processor that used ... -
One-Disk Nutating-Engine Performance for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The nutating engine is a new type of internal combustion engine. The engine has unique advantages over conventional piston engines and gas turbines in small power ranges suitable for unmanned ... -
Analytical Blade Row Cooling Model for Innovative Gas Turbine Cycle Evaluations Supported by Semi-Empirical Air-Cooled Blade Data
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)With the objective of performing reliable innovative gas turbine cycle calculations, a new procedure aimed at evaluating blade cooling performance is presented. This complete analytical (convective ... -
Aspects of Cooled Gas Turbine Modeling for the Semi-Closed O2/CO2 Cycle With CO2 Capture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In order to capture the behavior of the oxyfuel cycle operating with high combustor-outlet temperature, the impact of blade and vane cooling on cycle performance must be included in the ... -
The Employment of Hydrogenerated Fuels From Natural Gas Reforming: Gas Turbine and Combustion Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)An integrated method for power plant analysis, including rotating component matching and CFD simulation of the combustion process, is applied to the study of gas turbines supplied with hydrogenated ... -
Alternative Multinutating Disk Engine Configurations for Diverse Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The nutating engine is a new type of internal combustion engine with distinct advantages over conventional piston engines and gas turbines in small power ranges. The engine’s unique arrangement ... -
A Novel Approach to the Optimization of Reaction Rate Parameters for Methane Combustion Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This study uses a multi-objective genetic algorithm to determine new reaction rate parameters (A’s, β’s and Ea’s in the non-Arrhenius expressions) for the combustion of a methane/air mixture. ... -
Emissions Performance of the Parker Macrolaminate Premixer Tested Under Simulated Engine Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Single-injector high-pressure rig evaluation of the prototype Parker macrolaminate dual fuel premixer (previously tested at NETL, Mansour et al., 2001) with pressure swirl macrolaminate atomizers ... -
A Simulation Model for Hot Spring Thermal Energy Conversion Plant With Working Fluid of Binary Mixtures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Hot spring thermal energy conversion (STEC) is a system that converts heat energy into electricity using the temperature difference between hot spring water and sea/river water. This paper ... -
A Study of the Nonlinear Interaction Between an Eccentric Squeeze Film Damper and an Unbalanced Flexible Rotor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In this paper, the nonlinear interaction between an eccentric squeeze film damper and an unbalanced flexible rotor is investigated, paying particular attention to the effect of cavitation in the ... -
The Oxidation of Metal Alloy Foils in the Presence of Water Vapor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Water vapor can be detrimental to the elevated temperature oxidation resistance of alloys that rely on the formation of a protective chromium oxide layer. The resulting degradation can be ... -
A Diagnostic Method for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Used in Stationary Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The diesel engine is used for power generation in stationary applications especially in isolated areas not connected to the main distribution network due to its relatively high efficiency, ... -
Numerical Analysis and Experimental Investigation of a Common Rail-Type Diesel Injector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)A production common rail-type injector has been investigated via numerical simulation and experimentation. The functioning principle of the injector has been carefully analyzed so as to obtain a ... -
Flamelet Modeling of Pollutant Formation in a Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Using Detailed Chemistry for a Kerosene Model Fuel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Combustion and pollutant formation in a gas turbine combustion chamber is investigated numerically using the Eulerian particle flamelet model. The code solving the unsteady flamelet equations is ... -
Analytical Investigations of Rotating Disks With and Without Incorporating Rotating Heat Pipes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The temperature limitation is one of the most crucial limiting factors to the efficiency of military gas turbine engines. An increased turbine inlet gas temperature decreases both specific fuel ... -
Three-Way Catalytic Converter Modeling as a Modern Engineering Design Tool
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The competition to deliver ultra low emitting vehicles at a reasonable cost is driving the automotive industry to invest significant manpower and test lab resources in the design optimization ... -
Discharge Coefficients of Rotating Short Orifices With Radiused and Chamfered Inlets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The secondary air system of modern gas turbine engines consists of numerous stationary or rotating passages to transport the cooling air, taken from the compressor, to thermally high loaded ...