CALCULATION OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE USING AMMONIA FUEL. 3. BRAYTON CYCLE

Abstract

The performance of ammonia as a fuel for gas turbine application was theoretically predicted. Regenerative and non-regenerative Brayton cycles were employed as theoretical models, and combustion products were treated as a chemical equilibrium reactive system. All calculations were carried out by programs developed for use on an IBM 7094 digital computer. The following conclusions are based upon the theoretically predicted results: (1) Ammonia can yield power output up to 10% greater than that for hydrocarbon fuels operating under the same conditions of limited turbine inlet temperature. (2) Thermal efficiencies for ammonia should range up to 10% higher than those for hydrocarbon fuels. (3) Specific fuel consumption for ammonia is predicted to exceed by 2-1/2 to 3 times that for hydrocarbon fuels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0633633

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  • Henry K. Newhall

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  • University of California, Berkeley

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Compressors
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gas Turbines
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Latent Heat
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamics
  • Turbines

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