ASH DEPOSITION IN A WOOD-FIRED GAS-TURBINE

Authors
RAGLAND KW MISRA MK AERTS DJ PALMER CA
Citation
Kw. Ragland et al., ASH DEPOSITION IN A WOOD-FIRED GAS-TURBINE, Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power, 117(3), 1995, pp. 509-512
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power → ACNP
ISSN journal
07424795
Volume
117
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
509 - 512
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-4795(1995)117:3<509:ADIAWG>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A small four-stage gas turbine was directly fired with woodchips using a novel downdraft, gravel-bed combustor for a total 250 hours of test s. The average turbine blockage due to deposits was 0.19 percent per h our. The composition of deposits was studied using plasma emission spe ctroscopy and x-ray diffraction. The main constituents of the deposits were CaO, MgO, and K2SO4 The deposits contained 5 to 15 percent potas sium and 0.5 to 3 percent sulfur.