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Gas Turbine Gas Fuel Composition Performance Correction
Gas Turbine Gas Fuel Composition Performance Correction
ASME Power
July 13-15, 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA
POWER2010-27093
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H/C=4 Effect of Gas Fuel Composition on Output (WI)
H/C=3.75
0.996
H/C=3.56
1.008
0.992
Output Correction Factor
0.992
WOBBE INDEX 46 48 50 52 54 56 58
Wobbe Index, MJ/Nm3
correction factors for each H/C curve (blue values). Next, 1.001564 y = -0.00126198x + 1.06651230
interpolation at the test H/C between the curves gives the final 1
correction factor of 1.0017669 (red value) for the LHV-H/C
method. 0.996
51.47
Effect of Gas Fuel Composition on Output (LHV-H/C) 0.992
46 48 50 52 54 56 58
1.012 Wobbe Index, MJ/Nm3
H/C=4: y = 1.4375334E-10x2 - 8.4985982E-06x +1.1148614E+00
1.0017669 @ H/C=3.773
1.004847 for Output Based on Wobbe Index
1.004
The correction factor from the Wobbe Index method is then RESULTS
determined. By applying the calculated Wobbe Index to the
correction curve for output based on Wobbe Index (Figure 6), a Correction factors were compiled for all 576 test cases, as was
single interpolation gives the final correction factor of their error relative to the measured value for each case. Table 2
1.001564. This method requires fewer interpolations and is shows the comparison of the minimum, maximum, mean, and
overall simpler. standard deviation of error between the LHV-H/C and Wobbe
Index methods. The maximum error for output was reduced by
more than a quarter from 0.25% to 0.18%, while the mean error
was slightly reduced from 0.104% to 0.097%. Maximum error
for heat consumption was nearly halved from 0.11% to 0.05%
when using the Wobbe Index method. Mean error was reduced
slightly also from 0.044% to 0.038%. Overall, it was shown
that using the Wobbe Index method reduced the maximum
error, mean error, and standard deviation.
Table 3
Error (%) from correction curves using Wobbe Index and
H/C methods (all 576 test cases) 0.996
CO2=4
CO2=3
CO2=2
Error due to interpolation was quantified to find out whether it CO2=1 CO2=0
0.992
accounted for a significant portion of the error when utilizing 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59
the LHV-H/C method. Referring to the correction curves in Wobbe Index, MJ/Nm3
During analysis of the 576 test cases, a clear correlation was Table 5 shows the results from the Wobbe Index correction
found between the error and CO2 content utilizing both curves with lines of constant CO2 (WI-CO2). For comparison,
methods. High CO2 content of the fuel was observed to drive a results are also displayed in the same table from the single
higher error. This observation was further examined by Wobbe Index curve and LHV-H/C methods. There was
creating new correction curves utilizing Wobbe Index as a substantial improvement in maximum error, mean error, and
bivariate with CO2, depicted in Figures 7 and 8 (Figure 7 is for standard deviation. By adding the CO2 component to the
output, Figure 8 is for heat consumption). CO2 is held at a Wobbe Index method, maximum and mean error for output was
constant percentage when generating each curve. Each curve reduced from 0.18% to 0.05% and 0.098% to 0.034%,
represents a one percent increment in the amount of CO2, respectively. Overall, from the LHV-H/C method to WI-CO2
starting from zero to four percent. The same 576 test cases method, maximum error was reduced from 0.25% to 0.05% and
were re-run using this updated correction curve. mean error reduced from 0.10% to 0.03%. Similar
improvement was seen when applied to heat consumption.
CONCLUSION