The Gas Turbines and the Automotive Industry
The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Rover
The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by FIAT
The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Ford
The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Chrysler
The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by General Motors
The Natural Gas Microturbines in the Distributed Generation
The Gas Boost Compressor of the Microturbine
The Ignition System
The Shaft
The Annular Recuperator
The Catalytic Reactor for Pollutant Emissions Minimization
The Gas Microturbines and the Pollutant Emissions Optimization
Multi–Objective Optimization of Energy Efficiency and Pollutant Emissions
Multi–Objective Operational Optimization through the Evolutionary Algorithm
Numerical Results
Generalities on the Design of a TA–100 Natural Gas Microturbine
The Gas Compressor
The Ignition System
The Acceleration Control Method
The Recuperator Structure
The NOx Reduction System
Power Converter Circuits Used for Grid Connection
Power Converter Circuits Used for C30 and C60
Power Converter Circuits Used for TA–100
Grid Measurements and General Features of a TA–100 Gas Microturbine
Case Studies
Market Potential for the Natural Gas Microturbines in California
Concluding Remarks
Appendices
Biography
Adrian–Valentin Boicea, a former PhD student at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, received the BS in electrical engineering and electrical power systems from the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB), Romania. Currently, he is a Lecturer within the Department of Electrical Power Systems at the UPB. His research interests include the distributed generation systems, energy efficiency, renewable sources, the operational research algorithms used in power engineering, as well as Big Data analysis applied in the energy sector.
"This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the most important features regarding practical construction details and the control system strategies adopted by micro gas turbines fuelled by natural gas."
— Daniele Cocco, Department of Mechanical, Chemical, and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy
