Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines
This article shows the effect that biogases obtained from crop residuals from the Andean region have on the performance of a whole medium-sized electrical-generating gas turbine. This technology could be used to supply electricity in energy-depressed areas where biogas is the only accessible resourc...
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| author | José Francisco González Álvarez Borja Velázquez-Martí Juan Gaibor-Chávez John Eloy Franco Rodríguez Carlos Rico |
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| description | This article shows the effect that biogases obtained from crop residuals from the Andean region have on the performance of a whole medium-sized electrical-generating gas turbine. This technology could be used to supply electricity in energy-depressed areas where biogas is the only accessible resource. The gas turbine worked with higher efficiencies when the obtained biogases were used compared to natural gas. The biofuel that presented the highest efficiencies was the one obtained from wheat residuals alone. Despite this fact, this biofuel would be the most prone to create aerodynamic problems in the stages of the gas turbine. In this work, it was found that the addition of guinea pig manure to different crop residuals created biofuels less prone to create aerodynamic problems in the compression and expansion stages. In particular, the studied biofuel that had the most similar aerodynamic behavior to the design natural gas case was the one obtained from guinea pig manure and quinoa residuals. On the other hand, this biogas presented the lowest efficiencies of the studied biofuels. Despite this fact, this biofuel showed higher efficiencies than the natural gas case. In the gas turbine combustion chamber, all the studied biofuels operated at lower temperatures than the ones with natural gas, even in the high-power range. This would be an important feature for the running of the combustion chamber and the high-pressure turbine superalloys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da9740f496d9412a89e1696418e7a8022023-11-18T16:11:40ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-07-011313780210.3390/app13137802Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas TurbinesJosé Francisco González Álvarez0Borja Velázquez-Martí1Juan Gaibor-Chávez2John Eloy Franco Rodríguez3Carlos Rico4Aerospace Systems and Transport Research Group, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, 28943 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Rural y Agroalimentaria, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, SpainGrupo de Investigación de la Biomasa, Departamento de Investigación, Centro de Investigación del Ambiente, Universidad Estatal de Bolívar, Guaranda 020103, EcuadorFacultad de Educación Técnica Para el Desarrollo, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil 090615, EcuadorDepartment of Water and Environmental Science and Technologies, University of Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, SpainThis article shows the effect that biogases obtained from crop residuals from the Andean region have on the performance of a whole medium-sized electrical-generating gas turbine. This technology could be used to supply electricity in energy-depressed areas where biogas is the only accessible resource. The gas turbine worked with higher efficiencies when the obtained biogases were used compared to natural gas. The biofuel that presented the highest efficiencies was the one obtained from wheat residuals alone. Despite this fact, this biofuel would be the most prone to create aerodynamic problems in the stages of the gas turbine. In this work, it was found that the addition of guinea pig manure to different crop residuals created biofuels less prone to create aerodynamic problems in the compression and expansion stages. In particular, the studied biofuel that had the most similar aerodynamic behavior to the design natural gas case was the one obtained from guinea pig manure and quinoa residuals. On the other hand, this biogas presented the lowest efficiencies of the studied biofuels. Despite this fact, this biofuel showed higher efficiencies than the natural gas case. In the gas turbine combustion chamber, all the studied biofuels operated at lower temperatures than the ones with natural gas, even in the high-power range. This would be an important feature for the running of the combustion chamber and the high-pressure turbine superalloys.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7802biogasgas turbinesAndean crop residualsquinoawheat |
| spellingShingle | José Francisco González Álvarez Borja Velázquez-Martí Juan Gaibor-Chávez John Eloy Franco Rodríguez Carlos Rico Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines Applied Sciences biogas gas turbines Andean crop residuals quinoa wheat |
| title | Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines |
| title_full | Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines |
| title_fullStr | Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines |
| title_short | Application of Biogas from Quinoa, Wheat, and Andean Guinea Pig Residuals as Biofuels for Gas Turbines |
| title_sort | application of biogas from quinoa wheat and andean guinea pig residuals as biofuels for gas turbines |
| topic | biogas gas turbines Andean crop residuals quinoa wheat |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7802 |
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