Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC)

The GTRC is a large-scale research, development and innovation facility focused on derisking the use of low carbon fuels such and hydrogen and ammonia for the decarbonisation of heat, power and transport (land, sea and air).

The facility can deliver hot pressurised air up to 573K and 10bara for use in a multitude of test rigs. Multiple fuel delivery lines can be used to blend gases on site such as; hydrogen, ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Equipment

Name	Make/Model	Details
High Pressure Optical Casing (HPOC)	Bespoke	Stainless steel pressure vessel with optical access. Maximum operating emperature 450C at 10bara.
Generic Swirl Burner (GSB)	Bespoke.	Fully optical fuel flexible burner capable of diffusion and premixed combustion.
Optical Stage Combustor (OSC)	Bespoke.	Fully optical combustor. Modular design enabling burner and combustor development.
Constant Volume Bomb (CVB)	Bespoke.	Optical pressure casing. Maximum operating temperature 100C at 10bara.
Atmospheric Spray Rig	Bespoke.	Enclosed spray booth for the investigation of liquid and gaseous sprays. Optical access allows spray characterisation through optical techniques such as Schlerin and LDA/PDA
Atmospheric Furnace	Bespoke.	Refractory lined furnace for combustion trials
Gas Analysis Suite	Signal Ltd, Maxsys 900	Combustion species analyser, CO2, CO, O2, NO, NOx, NH3
Quanta Ray Nd YAG 170-10 Laser	Quanta Ray Nd YAG 170-10	Quanta Ray Nd YAG 170-10, 1064nm and 532nm. 10Hz
Quantel TDL-90 Dye Laser	Quantel TDL-90 Dye Laser	Quantel TDL-90 Dye Laser
Litron NANO-S-6--15 PIV Laser	Litron NANO-S-6--15 PIV	Litron NANO-S-6--15 PIV, 1064nm at 15Hz Laser
Coherent Innova 70C-5 Laser	Coherent Innova 70C-5 Laser	Coherent Innova 70C-5 Laser, 457.9nm-752.5nm for PDA measurements
Litron LD30-527 Laser	Litron LD30-527 Laser	Litron LD30-527 Laser, high frequency diode pumped laser. 527nm. 1- 20kHz
High Speed Camera and Intensifier	Phanttom V1212 Monochrome 72GB, LIL4-HG50 40mm MCP	High speed camera and intensifier.