Challenges and solutions for utilization of bioliquids in microturbines

Seljak, Tine (author), Pavalec, Klemen (author), Buffi, Marco (author), Valera-Medina, Augustin (author), Chiaramonti, David (author), Katrašnik, Tomaž (author)

Increased public concerns and stricter regulatory frameworks promote the role of bioliquids (liquid fuel for energy purposes other than for transport, including electricity and heating and cooling, produced from biomass). This is a driving force for development and employment of micro-gas-turbines (MGTs) due to their ability to combust bioliquids with less favorable properties in a decentralized manner. Gas turbines are characterized by relatively high combustion efficiency at relatively low concentrations of harmful emissions, relatively high effective efficiency and durability when utilizing a common portfolio of gas turbine approved fuels. It is thus desired to preserve these advantages of gas turbines also while burning bioliquids and further relying on their scalability that is crucial to efficient support of decentralized energy production at small scales. To support these objectives, MGT technology needs to allow for utilization of bioliquids with much wider spectrum of physical and chemical properties compared to common commercially available MGTs in a single MGT based plant. In this view, the present study is providing the first thorough overview of challenges and solutions encountered by researchers across the wide area of bioliquids in MGTs.

• Language: English
• Keywords: microturbine, bioliquids, legislative framework, technical advances, emissions, alternative fuels
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Author Accepted Manuscript
• Year: 2018
• Number of pages: f. 1-9
• Numbering: Vol. 141, iss. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-106424
• UDC: 621.43(045)
• ISSN on article: 0742-4795
• DOI: 10.1115/1.4041312
• COBISS.SI-ID: 16234523
• Publication date in RUL: 22.02.2019

SELJAK, Tine, PAVALEC, Klemen, BUFFI, Marco, VALERA-MEDINA, Augustin, CHIARAMONTI, David and KATRAŠNIK, Tomaž, 2018, Challenges and solutions for utilization of bioliquids in microturbines. Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power [online]. 2018. Vol. 141, no. 3, p. f. 1-9. [Accessed 11 April 2025]. DOI 10.1115/1.4041312. Retrieved from: http://gasturbinespower.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=2700497

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power
• Shortened title: J. eng. gas turbine power
• Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• ISSN: 0742-4795
• COBISS.SI-ID: 6401543

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: mikroturbine, biogoriva, zakonodaja, tehnični napredek, izpusti škodljivih snovi, alternativna goriva

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P2-0401
• Name: Energetsko strojništvo