Theoretical Performance of Ammonia as a Gas Turbine Fuel

660768

02/01/1966

Event
National Powerplant and Transportation Meetings
Authors Abstract
Content
The performance of ammonia as a fuel for gas turbine application has been theoretically predicted. Regenerative and nonregenerative Brayton cycles were employed as theoretical models, and combustion products were treated as a chemical equilibrium reactive system. All calculations were carried out by programs developed for use on an IBM 7094 digital computer. The results indicate that ammonia should be superior to hydrocarbons as a fuel on the basis of output and efficiency, but poorer on the basis of fuel economy.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/660768
Pages
13
Citation
Newhall, H., and Starkman, E., "Theoretical Performance of Ammonia as a Gas Turbine Fuel," SAE Technical Paper 660768, 1966, https://doi.org/10.4271/660768.
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Published
Feb 1, 1966
Product Code
660768
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English