Water fuel emulsion system and method for gas turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBaha SULEIMAN, Hatem SELIM
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a first combustor having a first fuel nozzle, wherein the first fuel nozzle is configured to supply a water fuel emulsion into the first combustor. The water fuel emulsion includes a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel, wherein the plurality of water droplets is configured to vaporize within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel, and the atomized fuel is configured to combust to generate a combustion gas. The gas turbine engine further includes a turbine driven by the combustion gas from the first combustor.
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A system, comprising:
- a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a first combustor comprising a first fuel nozzle, wherein the first fuel nozzle is configured to supply a water fuel emulsion into the first combustor, the water fuel emulsion comprises a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel, wherein the plurality of water droplets is configured to vaporize within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel, and the atomized fuel is configured to combust to generate a combustion gas;
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- a turbine driven by the combustion gas from the first combustor.
A system, comprising:
- a controller configured to control a supply of a water fuel emulsion into a first combustor of a gas turbine engine via a first fuel nozzle, wherein the water fuel emulsion comprises a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel, wherein the plurality of water droplets is configured to vaporize within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel, and the atomized fuel is configured to combust to generate a combustion gas to drive a turbine of the gas turbine engine.
A method, comprising:
- supplying a water fuel emulsion into a first combustor of a gas turbine engine via a first fuel nozzle, wherein the water fuel emulsion comprises a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel;
- vaporizing the plurality of water droplets within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel;
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- combusting the atomized fuel to generate a combustion gas to drive a turbine of the gas turbine engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.