BYU Publications on

Gas Turbine Combustion and Deposition

  1. Ai, W., “Deposition of Particulate from Coal-derived Syngas on Gas Turbine Blades Near Film Cooling Holes,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, (December, 2009). (pdf file, 4.7 Mb)

  2. Lewis, S., B. Barker, J. Bons, W. Ai, and T. Fletcher, “Film Cooling Effectiveness and Heat Transfer Near Deposit-Laden Film Holes,” Paper GT2009-59567, Turbo Expo, Orlando, FL (June, 2009).

  3. Ai, W. and T. H. Fletcher, “Computational Analysis of Conjugate Heat Transfer and Particulate Deposition on a High Pressure Turbine Vane,” Paper GT2009-59573, ASME Turbo Expo, Orlando, FL (June, 2009).

  4. Ai, W., R. G. Laycock, D. S. Rappleye, T. H. Fletcher, J. P. Bons, “Effect of Particle Size and Trench Configuration on Deposition from Fine Coal Flyash Near Film Cooling Holes,” Paper GT2009-59571, ASME Turbo Expo, Orlando, FL (June, 2009).

  5. Ai, W., N. Murray, T. H. Fletcher, S. Harding, J. P. Bons, “Effect of Hole Spacing on Deposition of Fine Coal Flyash Near Film Cooling Holes,” Paper GT2009-59569, ASME Turbo Expo, Orlando, FL (June, 2009).

  6. Ai, W., N. Murray, T. H. Fletcher, S. Harding, S. Lewis, and J. Bons, “Deposition Near Film Cooling Holes on a High Pressure Turbine Vane,” Paper GT2008-50901, ASME Turbo Expo, Berlin, Germany (June, 2008).

  7. Wammack, J. E., J. Crosby, D. Fletcher, J. P. Bons, T. H. Fletcher, “Evolution of Surface Deposits on a High Pressure Turbine Blade, Part I: Physical Characteristics,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 130, 021020-1 thru 8 (2008).

  8. Crosby, J. M., S. Lewis, J. P. Bons, W. Ai, and T. H. Fletcher, “Effects of Particle Size, Gas Temperature, and Metal Temperature on High Pressure Turbine Deposition in Land Based Gas Turbines from Various Synfuels,” ASME Journal for Gas Turbines and Power, 130, 051503-1 thru 9 (2008).

  9. Bons, J. P., J. E. Wammack, J. Crosby, D. Fletcher, T. H. Fletcher, “Evolution of Surface Deposits on a High Pressure Turbine Blade, Part II: Convective Heat Transfer,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 130, 021021-1 thru 7 (2008).

  10. Bons, J. P., J. Crosby, J. E. Wammack, B. I. Bentley, and T. H. Fletcher, “High pressure Turbine Deposition in Land Based Gas Turbines from Various Synfuels,” ASME Journal for Gas Turbines and Power, 129, 135-143 (2007).

  11. Crosby, J. M., “Particle Size, Gas Temperature, and Impingement Cooling Effects on High Pressure Turbine Deposition in Land Based Gas Turbines from Various Synfuels,” M.S. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University (April, 2007). (pdf file, 5.3 Mb)

  12. Jensen, J. W., S. W. Squire, J. P. Bons, and T. H. Fletcher, “Simulated Land-Based Deposits in an Accelerated Deposition Facility,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 127, 462-470 (2005).

  13. Hedman, P. O., T. H. Fletcher, D. V. Flores, S. G. Graham, J. K. Haslam, R. L. Murray, G. W. Timothy, “Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Pre-Mixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor from PLIF Measurements of OH, LDA Velocity measurements, and CARS Temperature Measurements,” ASME Journal for Gas Turbines and Power, 127:4, 724-739 (2005).

  14. Wammack, J. E., "Evolution of Turbine Blade Deposits in an Accelerated Deposition Facility: Roughness and Thermal Analysis," M.S. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University (December, 2005). (pdf file 2.8 Mb)

  15. Jensen, J. W., "The Development of an Accelerated Testing Facility for the Study of Deposits in Land-Based Gas Turbine Engines," M.S. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University (August, 2004). (pdf file 3.2 Mb)

  16. Jensen, J. W., S. W. Squire, J. P. Bons, and T. H. Fletcher, “Simulated Land-Based Deposits in an Accelerated Deposition Facility,” Paper GT2004-53324, ASME Turbo Expo Meeting, Vienna, Austria (June 14-17, 2004).

  17. Flores, D. V., “Analysis of Lean Premixed Turbulent Combustion Using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy Temperature Measurements, “Ph.D. Dissertation, Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, (April, 2003). (pdf file 3.1 Mb)

  18. Hedman, P. O., T. H. Fletcher, S. G. Graham, G. W. Timothy, D. V. Flores, and J. K. Haslam,"Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Pre-Mixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor from PLIF Measurements of OH," paper GT-2002-20052, ASME Turbo Expo Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 3-6, 2002).

  19. Hedman, P. O., R. L. Flores, and T. H. Fletcher, “"Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Pre-Mixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor from LDA Velocity Measurements," paper GT-2002-20053, ASME Turbo Expo Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 3-6, 2002).

  20. Hedman, P. O., D. V. Flores, and T. H. Fletcher, “"Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Pre-Mixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor from CARS Temperature Measurements," paper GT-2002-20054, ASME Turbo Expo Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 3-6, 2002).

  21. Mallampalli, H., T. H. Fletcher, and J. Y. Chen, "Evaluation of CH4/NOx Reduced Mechanisms Used for Modeling Lean Premixed Turbulent Combustion of Natural Gas," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 120, 703-712 (1998).

  22. Mallampalli, H., "Evaluation of CH4/NO Global Mechanisms Used for Modeling Lean Premixed Turbulent Combustion of Natural Gas," M.S. Thesis, Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University (August, 1996).

  23. Cannon, S. M., B. S. Brewster, and L. D. Smoot, "Stochastic Modeling of CO and NO in Premixed Methane Combustion," Combustion and Flame, 113, 135-146 (1998).

  24. Cannon, S. M., B. S. Brewster, and L. D. Smoot, "PDF Modeling of Lean Premixed Combustion Using In Situ Tabulated Chemistry," Combustion and Flame, 119, 233-252 (1999).

  25. Cannon, S. M., "Modeling of Lean Premixed Turbulent Combustion," Ph.D. Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (December, 1997).

  26. Hedman, P. O., L. D. Smoot, B. S. Brewster, and T. H. Fletcher, "Combustion Modeling in Advanced Gas Turbine Systems," Final Report for Subcontract No. 93-01-SR014, South Carolina Energy Research and Development Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (February, 1998).

  27. Brewster et al., "Modeling of Lean Premixed Combustion in Stationary Gas Turbines", Progress in Energy and Ccombustion Science, 25:353-385, (1999).

  28. Hedman, P.O., Sturgess, G.J, Warren, D.L., Goss, L.P., and Shouse, D.T., "Observations of Flame Behavior from a Practical Fuel Injector Using Gaseous Fuel in a Technology Combustor," Paper Number 94-GT-389, ASME International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, The Hague, Netherlands (June 13-16, 1994). Special Note - This paper was given the 1994 Best Technical Paper Award by the Combustion and Fuels Committee of The International Gas Turbine Institute of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This paper was also published in the ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power as cited directly below.

  29. Hedman, P.O., Sturgess, G.J., Warren, D.L., Goss, L.P., and Shouse, D.T., "Observations of Flame Behavior from a Practical Fuel Injector Using Gaseous Fuel in a Technology Combustor," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 117, pp 441-452 (July 1995).

  30. Hedman, P.O., and Warren, D.L., "Turbulent Velocity and Temperature Measurements from a Gas-Fueled Technology Combustor with a Practical Fuel Injector," Paper No. 25-705, The Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Combustion, The University of California at Irvine, Irvine California (July 31-August 5, 1994).

  31. Schmidt, Stephan E., and Hedman, Paul O., "CARS Temperature and LDA Velocity Measurements in a Turbulent, Swirling, Premixed Propane/Air Fueled Model Gas Turbine Combustor," Paper Number 95-GT-64, ASME International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas (June 5-8, 1995).

  32. Warren, David L., and Hedman, Paul O., "Differential Mass and Energy Balances in the flame Zone from a Practical Fuel Injector in a Technology Combustor," Paper Number 95-GT-112, ASME International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas (June 5-8, 1995) (Also Accepted for Publication in Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power).

  33. Schmidt, Stephan E., and Hedman Paul O., "CARS Temperature and LDA Velocity Measurements in a Turbulent, Swirling, Premixed Propane/Air Fueled Model Gas Turbine Combustor," Spring Meeting of the Central States, Western States, Mexican National Sections of the Combustion Institute, and the American Flame Research Committee, Sheraton Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas (April 24, 1995).