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Optical methods for monitoring gas turbine emissions

Moira Hilton

J.J.Thomson Physical Laboratory, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AF

m.hilton@reading.ac.ukTel 0118 378 8539

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Measurements of Gas Turbine Engine Emissions

– Background and motivation

– ICAO regulations current instrumentation

– Extractive probe measurements

– Non contact spectroscopic methods developed– under EU projects AEROJET 1 & 2

» Gases – FTIR spectroscopy» UHC – FTIR spectroscopy» Particles – Laser Induced Incandescence

– In-flight measurements

– Conclusions

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International Civil Aviation Organization Aircraft emissions monitoring

The LTO cycle

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Typical exhaust emission levels civil aircraft

• CO2 0.25 - 5%• CO 0- 500 ppm• NO 0- 750 ppm• NO2 0- 50 ppm• H2O 0- 8%• UHC0- 100 ppm• Particulates SN (smoke number) ~2

• Exit temperature(max) 1000 K• Exit pressure 1 bar (above ambient)• Exit velocities 150 - 300 m/s

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International Civil Aviation Organization

Aircraft emissions monitoring

Regulations for LTO cycle• Sea level static engine testing• Sample extracted from exhaust stream no further

downstream than one exhaust nozzle diameter• Sample transfer to instruments through line heated to 160 oC• CO2, CO Non dispersive IR• Total UHC Flame ionisation detector• NOx Chemiluminescence• Particulates/Smoke Filter paper discolouration

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Test bed aeroengine emissions monitoringJet pipe nozzle

Probe

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Probe intrusive measurements(a)

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From:- “Non-intrusive optical measurements of aircraft engine exhaust emissions and comparison with standard intrusive techniques” Schäfer et al. Applied Optics vol 39, no 3,Jan 2000,pp 441-455

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Test bed aeroengine emissions monitoring

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Rotating multi-hole cruciform rake probe

3m

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Rotating multi-hole cruciform rake probe

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Rotating multi-hole cruciform rake probe

2 of 4 rotating manifold arms

Bypass air duct

Core hot gas flow

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Free standing probe system mounted externally to engine

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EU funded projects

• AEROJET 1 and 2 (1996 - 2001)– Non intrusive measurements of aircraft exhaust emissions

• European Coal and Steel Community (1999-2002)– Electric Arc Furnace control of post combustion CO measurements

using FTIR spectroscopy

• ROSE - Remote Optical Sensing Evaluation (2001-2004)

• AEROTEST (2004-2007) – Remote Sensing Technique for Aeroengine Emission Certification and

Monitoring

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Intrusive sampling• Single point or averaged• High cost ~ £ 250,000 probe

system + installation• Complexity of calibration,

data collection and analysis• Potential for losses /

chemistry in heated lines• Time delay between sampling

and analysis - purging ~2mins• Potential distortion of flow

fields

Non intrusive FTIR spectroscopy

•Averaged over line of sight

•Order of magnitude cost reduction

•All species measured simultaneously

•Simpler data collection system

•Species measured in situ - no losses

•Measurements over short timescales ~ 1min

•No distortion of flow fields

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Passive emission of thermal radiation using FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy)

Jet pipe nozzle

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FTIRTraversable

Periscope

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Mattson FTIR mounted on engine test bed

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Mattson Research Series FTIR spectrometer

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Passive and active modes of operation

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Typical aeroengine emission spectrum

Unicam RS FTIR

InSb LN2 cooled

0.25 cm-1 spectral resolution

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Avon engine spectrum

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Family of spectra for different lines of sight

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Analysis of spectra

•Radiance calibration of FTIR with black body•Determine gas temperature from saturated CO2 band of spectrum•Isolate regions of spectrum for analysis of individual species•Generate synthetic spectra of known concentration single species components at calculated temperature•Radiative transfer calculations through multiple layers•Convolve modeled spectra with Instrument Line Shape and fit to experimentally observed data

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Temperature calibration using CO2 band

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Example of engine test CO retrievals using AEROJET softwar

CO profiles (White cell + FTIR) - N3

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FTIR inversion

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Comparison of intrusive and non-intrusive measurements using 4 different FTIR systems

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From:- “Non-intrusive optical measurements of aircraft engine exhaust emissions and comparison with standard intrusive techniques” Schäfer et al. Applied Optics vol 39, no 3,Jan 2000,pp 441-455

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AEROTEST – enhanced detection of CO with optical filter

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Aeroengine non-intrusive emissions monitoring instrumentation

• Passive emission Long path absorption (+Band Pass Filter)

• CO2 all levels FTIR • CO >~20 ppm FTIR <~20ppm • NO >~20ppm FTIR <~20ppm • NO2 ? MCT detector• H2Oall levels FTIR • UHC >~ 100 ppm FTIR <~100ppm

• Smoke Laser Induced Incandescence (LII)

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Unburnt Hydrocarbon (UHC) inversion

• IR spectra of UHC relatively insensitive to temperature / spatial distribution

• UHC emission in ~ 3000 cm-1 band detected in engine exhaust only in high concentrations - need multipass absorption to detect low concentrations

• Analysis of engine exhaust samples shows alkenes are dominant species

• Lab experiments on emission / absorption of hexene show similar characteristics to engine exhaust spectra

• Inversion by reference to training set of alkene(s) of known concentration versus Total Hydrocarbon Analyser response

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Heathrow – British Airways noise pen

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Heathrow –position of IR source and FTIR

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UHC band changes with time

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UHC downstream of BA747 G-BDXL

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TEM of particulate from aeroengine exhaust

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SMPS size distribution of undiluted aeroengine exhaust

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Laser Induced Incandescence (LII)

Nd Yag Laser

CCD camera

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Comparison of LII and SMPS particle measurements

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C130 Hercules aircraft - Snoopy

Endurance 12 h (with IFR reserves) Range 5,500 km at 7,000 m alt. Max. altitude 33,000 ft Min. altitude 50 ft (17 m) over water 100 ft (35 m) over land Speed 50 - 150 m/s Scientific payload 17,000 kg with full fuel Crew 5 aircrew + up to 15 scientists

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Installation of the FTIR spectrometer

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Selection of field of view using 3 mirror system

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Fields of view of mirrors

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3.6m D/S exhaust

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Typical family of spectra from 3 mirrors

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Flight trial outcomes

• Successful demonstration of installation and operation of FTIR in aircraft

• Collection of IR plume spectra along multiple lines of sight and hence tracking of plume evolution

• Evaluation of the effect of altitude, airspeedand engine running condition on exhaust plume IR

• Acquisition of dataset for IR plume reference purposes

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Achievements of non-intrusive techniques

– Open path FTIR spectroscopy• Lab instruments works in hostile environments• Single (cheap) instrument can simultaneously

measure nearly all the combustion species of interest• Passive technique / easy to acquire spectra• In flight monitoring capability• Determination of temperature and concentration

gradients in plumes without sampling – Laser Induced Incandescence

• LII improves sensitivity (~ 1000 x dynamic range of Smoke Number filter paper method)

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Limitations of the technique

• Radiance calibration of high temperature gases• Modelling spectral line intensities - inadequacy of current

databases• Effect of turbulence / flow fields /dynamic effects - FTIR scan

times too long• Comparison between line of sight optical measurements and

point sampling difficult• Intrinsic IR activity of some molecules low e.g. NO2 and

prone to interference from other species eg H2 O• Passive thermal IR emission monitoring only works with hot

gases - cooler ones need absorption mode

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Non-intrusive optical gas turbine engine emissions monitoring – the future

• Single instrument for all gas species• Replacement of conventional extractive sampling • More emissions testing of development engines -

better engines• Environmental studies - plume dispersal• Detection of transient species• Greater understanding of environmental effects of

aviation

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Acknowledgements• EU funded projects AEROJET 1 & 2, AEROTEST• EPSRC and NERC• QinetiQ /DSTL - Chris Wilson, Mike Miller, Martin

Fair• Rolls Royce - John Black, Roger Burrows• Met Research Flight • Reading University – Mark Johnson, Mike Welch,

Giovanni Arrigone, Ian Thomas, Brian Everett

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AEROJET 2 team at Farnborough test bed