Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Small Gas Turbine Engine Using Hexanol as a Biomass-Derived Fuel
Tomasz Suchocki, Catarina Dias de Almeida · 2024
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Description
Suchocki tested a plant-based alcohol called hexanol as a partial fuel for a small jet turbine. Interest in green flight fuels is rising, and hexanol can be made from biomass. Trials ran on a JETPOL turbine at speeds from forty thousand to one hundred ten thousand turns per minute. The fuel blends mixed one quarter and one half hexanol into standard jet fuel.
At high speeds, both blends matched the plain fuel in heat efficiency, though they burned more fuel because hexanol carries less energy. Carbon monoxide output fell sharply at higher speeds, showing cleaner burning. The study weighs thrust, fuel use, and gas output side by side. It offers early evidence that such blends could work in small turbines.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tomasz Suchocki, Catarina Dias de Almeida |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |