26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.3.1

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE COMBUSTION TEST AND RESEARCH FACILITY FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND FUEL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION

W. A. Chishty, I. Yimer, S. Manipurath, S. Yun
NRC, Canada

Keywords: alternative fuels, combustion test

Concerns about depleting fossil fuel resources and environment have led the gas turbine industry to develop environmentally benign engines capable of combusting a variety of fuels. This paper presents the description of a test and research facility developed at NRC that supports the entire development process of such combustion systems.

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