Comparative Study and CFD Simulation for a Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Using Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel

Abstract

A gas turbine is an internal combustion engine that converts the thermal energy of hot gases into mechanical energy in the form of rotary motion. These turbines are used in various industrial sectors, including power generation, aviation, and hydrocarbon processing and transportation. The PGT25 gas turbine, developed by GE Oil & Gas. Installed at the GPDF SC3 compressor station, this turbine compresses natural gas destined for Spain. In this study, a comparative simulation was carried out for a combustion chamber of a PGT 25 gas turbine, the first one used natural gas as a fuel, and the second one used hydrogen as an alternative fuel, in order to see the behavior of the hydrogen flame and the possibility of applying this fuel in the PGT25 gas turbine.