Effect of Heavy Fuel Combustion in a Gas Power Plant on Turbine Performance: A Review

Abstract

The current review focuses on the utilization of heavy fuel in operating gas turbine and their effect on the power plant performance. The literature survey includes a comparison of the different studies to reveal the effect of the fuel property on the combustion efficiency and fuel consumption. the most important of which is the generation of electric power by heavy fuels in power stations that use turbines. Gas turbine is becoming increasingly widespread in electric power generation and other branches of industry. It is known that the thermal efficiency of an open gas turbine cycle varies according to the type of fuel used in the plant. Gas turbines are particularly suitable for fuels with materials that have physical and chemical properties that help in continuous combustion and therefore the ease inherent in Fuel injection and mixture preparation.