Assessment of CO2 and NOx emissions in intercooled pulsed detonation turbofan engines
Paper in proceeding, 2018

In the present paper, the synergistic combination of intercooling with pulsed detonation combustion is analyzed concerning its contribution to NOxand CO2emissions. CO2is directly proportional to fuel burn and can, therefore, be reduced by improving specific fuel consumption and reducing engine weight and nacelle drag. A model predicting NOxgeneration per unit of fuel for pulsed detonation combustors, operating with jet-A fuel, is developed and integrated within Chalmers University's gas turbine simulation tool GESTPAN. The model is constructed using CFD data obtained for different combustor inlet pressure, temperature and equivalence ratio levels. The NOxmodel supports the quantification of the trade-off between CO2and NOxemissions in a 2050 geared turbofan architecture incorporating intercooling and pulsed detonation combustion and operating at pressures and temperatures of interest in gas turbine technology for aero-engine civil applications.

Author

Carlos Xisto

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

Olivier Petit

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

Tomas Grönstedt

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

Anders Lundbladh

GKN Aerospace Services

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Vol. 1
978-079185098-5 (ISBN)

ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2018
Oslo, Norway,

Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines (ULTIMATE)

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/633436), 2015-09-01 -- 2018-09-01.

Subject Categories

Other Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Energy Engineering

DOI

10.1115/GT2018-75510

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