According to projections by the International Energy
Outlook 2013 (IEO2013), world energy consumption will
grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, and fossil fuels will
continue to supply almost 80% of world energy use through
2040. These projections also suggest that natural gas
will be the “fastest-growing fossil fuel.”
It is abundantly clear from the International Energy
Outlook that gas turbines are likely to remain a dominant
source of energy and power generation from natural gas.
Not surprisingly, gas turbine (GT) engineering teams are
leveraging simulation more than ever before to keep up
with market demands for increased energy efficiency and
reliability, and to meet governmental demands for reduced
emissions.
In this webinar, combustion specialists and
developers will show how simulation software can be used
to discover better GT Combustor designs faster by:
- Reducing dependence on slow and expensive physical
testing of GT combustors
- Maximizing fuel efficiency through accurate, time-
efficient prediction of temperatures and species (such as
NOx and CO)
- Accurately predicting emissions through finite-rate
chemistry included with the CFD simulations
- Ensuring a stable flame and thus reliable GT
operation (i.e., by avoiding lift-off, blow-out, and
flash-back)
- Including complex unsteady, turbulent flow phenomena
through Large Eddy Simulations (LES) and Turbulent-
Chemistry Interaction (TCI)
- Ensuring effective cooling of the combustor liner,
and avoiding hot spots and thermal stresses, through
conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analysis
- Using full-fidelity CAD geometry and polyhedral
meshes to increase the accuracy of CFD predictions, by
removing the need for simplifying assumptions and
approximations
- Using temperature and pressure data to predict
acoustic modes, transfer functions, and forced responses
(to avoid thermo-acoustic instabilities and
diagnose/guide combustor chamber design changes)
This event is free, but registration is required to
obtain log-in information. Please visit our event page for further details.
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