Sustainable biomass exploitation for combined heat and power (CHP) generation is fundamental to address concerns about climate changes related to energy conversion systems. The aim of the work is to design a power plant able to satisfy energy demands exclusively through renewable resources. A...

The micro Humid Air Turbine (mHAT) has proven to have the highest potential of all mixed air/water micro Gas Turbines (mGTs). Turning a mGT into a mHAT however requires the installation of a saturation tower. Most common saturation towers use packing material to increase the contact area between...

The relation between spray quality and combustion performance in a micro gas turbine has been studied by burning a viscous biofuel at different fuel injection conditions. Emissions from the combustion of a viscous mixture of straight vegetable oils have been compared to reference measurements...

The suitable size (electricity output capacity) of micro gas turbine cogeneration systems (MGT-CGSs) depending on scale of the sewage treatment plant was investigated. Since heat demand of the plant is affected by ambient temperature, performance under three typical ambient temperature...

The efficiency of micro gas turbine generator is affected significantly by the temperature level in the micro gas turbine system. If the operation temperature of generator and compressor increases, the efficiency of generator and compressor decreases, greatly. This study investigates the heat...

Micro gas turbine units are reliable and versatile units for on-site combined heat and power production (CHP). Compared to internal combustion engines, CHP units based on micro gas turbines offer several advantages, among which the compactness, the high power-to-weight ratio, the lower pollutant...

A hybrid plant producing combined heat and power (CHP) from biomass by use of a two-stage gasification concept, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and a micro gas turbine was considered for optimization. The hybrid plant represents a sustainable and efficient alternative to conventional decentralized...

This paper describes a test bench that has been designed to implement the fogging inlet air cooling technique to a 100kWe Microturbine (MGT) and reports the power and efficiency increase of the machine. Indeed, one of the main issues of MGTs, which has also been observed and documented in large...

Micro gas turbines are considered an efficient alternative to costly generation and transmission of electricity, especially in remote areas and in combined heat and power (CHP) applications. Tools for remote monitoring and diagnostics, which are easy to apply, would be needed for the realization...

Previously published studies have addressed modifications to the engines when operating with biogas, i.e. a low heating value fuel. This study focuses on mapping out the possible biogas share in a fuel mixture of biogas and natural gas in micro combined heat and power (CHP) installations without...