Reducing nitrogen oxides emissions by dual fuel firing of a turbine
AssigneeNalco Fuel Tech
InventorsDonald T. Brown, Alexander S. Dainoff
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Abstract
The invention presented relates to a process for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions from a gas turbine. The process involves forming an emulsion of water and fuel oil and simultaneously combusting the thusly formed emulsion with natural gas in a gas turbine.
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A process for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions from a gas turbine, comprising forming an emulsion of water and fuel oil which comprises a water-in-fuel oil emulsion having up to about 92% water by weight or a fuel oil-in-water emulsion having up to about 80% fuel oil by weight, and simultaneously combusting said emulsion and natural gas in a gas turbine.
A process for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions from a gas turbine, comprising forming an emulsion of up to about 92% water in fuel oil and simultaneously combusting said emulsion with natural gas in a gas turbine.
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