Abstract:
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for blending a fuel for use in a gas turbine are disclosed. A measurement of a heating value of a process gas and a measurement of a molecular weight of the process gas is obtained. An estimate of a composition of the process gas is obtained using the obtained measurement of the heating value and the obtained measurement of the molecular weight. A blending ratio of the process gas and a natural gas is selected based on the estimate of the composition of the process gas. The process gas and the natural gas are then blended according to the selected blending ratio to obtain a fuel mixture for use in the gas turbine.
Abstract:
The present application and the resultant patent provide a diffusion combustor fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine. The fuel nozzle may include one or more gas fuel passages for one or more flows of gas fuel, a swirler surrounding the one or more gas fuel passages and positioned about a downstream face of the fuel nozzle, a number of swirler gas fuel ports defined in the swirler, and a number of downstream face gas fuel ports defined in the downstream face of the fuel nozzle. The swirler may include a number of swirl vanes and a number of air chambers defined between adjacent swirl vanes. The present application and the resultant patent further provide a method of operating a diffusion combustor fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine.