Fouling Tests of AGT-1500 Gas Turbine Fuel Nozzles

Abstract

AGT-1500 gas turbine engines have experienced significant starting problems due to fuel nozzle fouling. The first objective of these tests was to evaluate the effects of fuel additives on deposit formation in fuel injectors for combustors in AGT-1500 gas-turbine engines. A second objective was to determine what other standard ASTM or bench-type tests could be used to predict the full-scale fouling results without the expense of the full-scale tests. A third objective was to evaluate solvents and cleaners of removing the deposits. A 125-cycle start-up, run, and shutdown tests was used in full-scale tests to evaluate fuel nozzle fouling during the shutdown heatsoak period. Two standard Cat 1-H reference fuels with different thermal stability characteristics were tested. AGT-1500, Nozzle fouling, Diesel fuel, Fuel nozzle, Gas turbine nozzle, Fuel nozzle fouling, Additives, Fuel additives, Fuel deposits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203360

Entities

People

  • Howard W. Marbach Jr.
  • Lee G. Dodge
  • Leo L. Stavinoha

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Engineering
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuel Injectors
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Ignition
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.