Creating an Environmentally Friendly Propane-Powered Gas Turbine Device

Abstract

A hypothesis is proposed on the possibility of creating a gas turbine electric power-generating device working on fuel gas, and propane, and the results of preliminary research experiments are given to evaluate the validity of this hypothesis. The criteria for mixing fuel gas-propane with air and assessing the quality of combustion have been identified. In particular, the colour of the fuel gas combustion and the force acting on the gas turbine blade of the flue gas flow injected from the combustion chamber. At atmospheric pressure, without heating, the optimal content of the mixture of propane and air, and the force acting on the gas turbine blade have been experimentally determined. An experimental relationship between the force acting on the gas turbine blade and the diameter of the combustion chamber has been obtained, by which it is possible to determine the diameter and height required for the chamber of a specific capacity according to the force acting on the gas turbine blade. A simplified method is proposed to determine the possible amount of electrical energy depending on the force acting on the gas turbine blade. It has been shown that when burning an optimal mixture of propane with air, two chambers with a capacity of 0.1 m3 can ensure the nominal operation mode of a 1.5 kW capacity electric generator.

Keywords

• combustion chamber
• electric generator
• flue gas
• thermal electric energy
• thermal energy