An Assessment of the Emissions and Global Warming Potential of Gas Turbines for LNG Applications

• This paper concentrates on the emissions module of what is part of a wider project dealing with various aspects of gas turbine usage as drivers for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production. The framework is known as TERA, a Techno-Economic and Environmental Risk Analysis, developed at Cranfield University with the core of the study being the performance module whilst the risk, economics and environmental modules are built around the performance. Whilst TERA exists for aviation and power production no such system is available for assessment of LNG production.With mounting pressures by the way of emissions taxes, new legislation is imminent, especially in Europe. This will mean Oil & Gas firms will have to look for ways to improve their emissions in order to avoid such taxes. One way to reduce turbomachinery losses is to replace dated machinery. The selection of turbomachinery involves assessments of risk, both economic and technical, as well as environmental impacts of the new

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Rymd- och flygteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Aerospace Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Energy- and Environmental Engineering

energi- och miljöteknik

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