Pyrolysis-derived waste polypropylene oils in gas turbine engines: a comprehensive performance and emission study

• Autorzy: Suchocki Tomasz Kacper , Kazimierski Paweł , Januszewicz Katarzyna , Lampart Piotr , Klimaszewski Piotr , Witanowski Łukasz

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DOI

10.24425/ather.2023.149711

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Addressing the burgeoning issue of polymer waste management and disposal, chemical recycling, specifically the production of highquality oil, presents an enticing solution. This research paper delves into the process of plastic waste pyrolysis, focusing on polypropylene, and thoroughly examines the physico-chemical properties of the resulting pyrolytic oil. The oils, obtained from waste plastic pyrolysis (referred to as WPPO), are then blended with kerosene and utilized as fuel for a gas turbine engine. The primary objective of this investigation is to ascertain how the blend composition influences the performance and emission parameters of the micro gas turbine. In our findings, it was observed that all tested waste plastic pyrolysis blends displayed a trend towards escalating regulated emissions such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) with an average increase of 26% for polypropylene pyrolysis oil (PPO). The emission index (EI) for carbon monoxide (CO) was found to be relatively consistent across all fuel blends tested in this study. Interestingly, when considering the thrust specific fuel consumption (TSFC) within the EI calculation, blends of aviation kerosene and plastic oil showed lower values in comparison to the pure Jet A-1 fuel. Furthermore, an augmentation in the proportion of WPPO in the blends consequently led to an elevation in the exhaust gas temperature (an average increase of 8.7% for PPO). Interestingly, the fuel efficiency of the Jet engine, expressed as TSFC, demonstrated a decrease, with an average reduction of 13.8% observed for PPO.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

waste plastic pyrolysis oil; gas turbine engine; polypropylene; emissions; performance

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Maszyn Przepływowych PAN ; Komitet Termodynamiki i Spalania PAN
• Czasopismo: Archives of Thermodynamics
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 44, no 4
• Strony: 157--183
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Suchocki Tomasz Kacper

• Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland

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Kazimierski Paweł

• Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland

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Januszewicz Katarzyna

• Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

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Lampart Piotr

• Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland

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Klimaszewski Piotr

• Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland

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Witanowski Łukasz

• Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland

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