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STATIONARY GAS TURBINE ALTERNATIVE FUELS A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee D-2 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and ASTM Committee D-3 on Gaseous Fuels Phoenix,Ariz.,9-10 Dec.1981 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 809 J.S.Clark,NASA-Lewis Research Center,and S.M.DeCorso,Westinghouse Electric Corp.editors ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-809000-13#1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,Pa.19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1983 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:82-73767 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,Md.(b)September 1983 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication,Stationary Gas Turbine Alternative Fuels,contains pa-pers presented at the symposium on Alternative Fuels and Future Fuels Specifications for Stationary Gas Turbine Applications,which was held in Phoenix,Ariz.,on 9-10 Dec.1981.The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee D-2 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and ASTM Commit-tee D-3 on Gaseous Fuels.The symposium cochairmen were John S.Clark,NASA-Lewis Research Center,and S.Mario DeCorso,Westinghouse Elec-tric Corp.,both of whom also served as editors of this publication.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Distillate Fuel Stability and Cleanliness,STP 751(1981),04-751000-12 Analysis of Waters Associated with Alternative Fuel Production,STP 720(1981),04-720000-16 Significance of ASTM Tests for Petroleum Products,STP 7C(1977),04-007030-12 ASTM and Other Specifications for Petroleum Products and Lubricants,3rd Edition(1981),03-402381-12 Miscellaneous ASTM Standards for Petroleum Products,15th Edition(1981),03-402081-12 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers The quality of the papers that appear in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors but also the unheralded,though essential,work of the reviewers.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their dedication to high professional standards and their sacrifice of time and effort.ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.ASTM Editorial Staff Janet R.Schroeder Kathleen A.Greene Rosemary Horstman Helen M.Hoersch Helen P.Mahy Allan S.Kleinberg Virginia M.Barishek Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Introduction FUTURE FUEL TRENDS Smrey of Gas Turbine Synthetic Dquid FuelsROBERT C.AMERO,S.MARIO DECORSO,AND RICHARD L.THOMAS 5 Literature Survey of the Properties of Synthetic Fuels Derived from CoalFRANCISCO J.FLORES 22 Gas Turbine Fuel Processing Costs and On-Site Cleanup Options JOHN W.DUNNING,JR.38 COMBUSTION AND FUEL CHARACTERISTICS Fuel Property Effects on the Performance of a Small Industrial Gas Turbine EngineWILLIAM CAAN,JOHN M.HAASIS,AND RANDALL C.WILLIAMS 63 Performance of SRC-II Fuels in Gas Turbine Combustors ERNEST H.TONG AND ARTHUR M.MELLOR 79 Effect of Fuel Properties on nition and Combusion Limits in Gas Turbine CombustmsJOHN ODGERS AND DETLEF KRETSCHMER 98 Future Distillate Fuel Trends in Canada and Some Preliminary Gas Turbine Test Results an Tar Sand ProductsROBERT B.vmvTE,ROBERT G.GRIMSEY,AND C.A.WILLIAM GLEW 115 Properties of Synthetic Fuels Evaluated for Combustion Turbines CARL W.STREED,P.RICHARD MULIK,MICHAEL J.AMBROSE,AND ARTHUR COHN 130 Effect of Sodium and Potassium on the Hot Corrosion of Gas TurbinesROGER W.HASKELL,HARVEY VONE.DOERING,AND DANIEL F.GRZYBOWSKI 156 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Jan 2 20:44:02 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.CoRori(m of Fuel HandUng System Materials by Coal-Derived liquid FuelsHARVEY VONE.DOERING,ROGER W.HASKELL,AND TIMOTHY MICHELFELDER 180 Discussion 185 Syndietic Fuels for Statimiaiy Gas Turiiines:A Cafifmnia Pferwctire STEVEN J.ANDERSON,MICHAEL