KingTech K-100 Gas Turbine Adaptation to Hydrogen
Abstract
The main objective of this work is to adapt a KingTech K-100 gas turbine, originally designed to use liquid fuels (Diesel, Kerosene, Jet A, etc.), so that it can operate with hydrogen safely and efficiently. In order to achieve this, modifications to the fuel injection and lubrication system were implemented. Likewise, the turbine was tested verifying that it can reach an acceleration of 101,400 RPM using 100% hydrogen. Finally, the turbine was inspected to verify the state of the internal components after its operation with hydrogen in order to verify possible corrosion phenomena that could have generated during the operation.
The conclusion obtained allows us to empirically demonstrate that it is possible to adapt this type of turbines to use hydrogen.
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