Abstract:
A method for supplying fuel to a combustion chamber (4) of a gas turbine plant (1) envisaging supplying lean gas to the combustion chamber' (4) through a lean gas supply line (12) of the plant (1) and supplying natural gas to the combustion chamber (4) through a natural gas supply line (13) of the plant (1), which includes a pilot delivery line (23). In particular, the step of supplying natural gas envisages the measuring of a lean gas calorific value (HV SG ), calculating at least a first natural gas flow rate (Q NGp) to be supplied to the combustion chamber (4) through the pilot delivery line (23) on the basis of the measured lean gas calorific value (HV SG ), and supplying at least the first natural gas flow rate (Q NGp ) to the combustion chamber (4) through the pilot delivery line (23).
Abstract:
Method for starting a gas turbine equipped with a burner (1), which has an axial swirler (16) for generating turbulence in a flow of comburent air, a secondary supply line of fuel gas (36), a main supply line of fuel gas (6) arranged concentrically around the secondary line (36), and a pilot line of fuel gas (38); according to the method, the burner (1) is ignited by firing a spark and feeding, towards said spark, comburent air and fuel gas which is synthesis gas.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method for controlling the supply of fuel gas (SG, NG) to a burner (3) of a gas turbine; according to said method, a fuel (SM) comprising a gas with low calorific value (SG) is sent to the burner (3) with a flowrate that is regulated as a function of the delivery pressure (p_SG) of a source defined by a gasification plant (5) so as to maintain said delivery pressure (p_SG) above a minimum pressure (pSGMIN); a gas with high calorific value (NG) can be added to the gas with low calorific value (SG) in order to reach a required load (PSX) by regulating the flowrate of the gas with high calorific value (FNG) as a function of the delivery pressure (p_SG) so as to maintain said delivery pressure (p_SG) below a maximum pressure (pSGMAX).
Abstract:
A method for detecting malfunctions in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine plant includes providing dynamic pressure signals (P1 I , P2,...., P N ), each indicative of a dynamic pressure at the outlet of a respective burner of a combustion chamber of the plant. Frequency spectra (S 1 (f), S 2 (f),..., S N (f), S 1 *(f), S 2 * (f),..., S N *(f)) of the dynamic pressure signals (P 1 , P 2 ,..., P N ) are calculated, the malfunctions of the burners are recognized according to these spectra. Each burner subject to malfunctioning is identified according to a bijective correlation between the burners and the respective dynamic pressure signals (P 1 , P 2 ,..., P N ).
Abstract:
A gas-turbine burner is provided with a first duct (18), in which fuel gas with low calorific value is supplied in use, and with a second duct (17), in which combustion air is supplied in use; the first and the second ducts (17, 18) are concentric with respect to a longitudinal axis (2); the burner (4) then has a swirler (6), set at the outlet of said second duct (17), and a converging nozzle (50) at the outlet of the first duct (18); the converging nozzle (50) is set downstream of a plate (58), which has a plurality of holes with a calibrated section of passage.
Abstract:
A turbine burner (1) comprising a secondary feed unit for the supply of a backup mixture and a primary feed unit intended for the supply of a primary mixture comprising lean gas, comprising a primary mixture channel (24). The primary mixture channel (24) has an annular wall (28) having a truncated cone-shaped end portion (30) capable of conveying the primary mixture directly to the combustion zone (6) facing the axial swirler (18), achieving efficient combustion even for primary mixtures comprising gases with a low calorific value.