Patent Publication Number: US-11028784-B2

Title: Methods and systems for heavy fuel oil in gas turbines

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The subject matter disclosed herein relates to gas turbines, and more particularly, to methods and systems for heavy fuel oils in gas turbines. 
     Gas turbine systems typically include a compressor for compressing a working fluid, such as air, which is then combined with a fuel, such as a hydrocarbon-based fuel, and then combusted. For example, the compressed air and fuel are injected into a combustor which heats the combustion fluid causing it to expand, and the expanded fluid is forced through a turbine, causing components of the turbine to rotate. Rotations of the turbine components produce mechanical power, which may then be used to drive a load, such as an electric generator. It may be beneficial to improve the use of heavy fuel oils in gas turbine engines. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
     Certain embodiments commensurate in scope with the originally claimed disclosure are summarized below. These embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed disclosure, but rather these embodiments are intended only to provide a brief summary of possible forms of the disclosure. Indeed, the disclosure may encompass a variety of forms that may be similar to or different from the embodiments set forth below. 
     In a first embodiment, a control system includes a controller. The controller includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of signals from sensors disposed in the gas turbine engine system, wherein the gas turbine system engine comprises a compressor section fluidly coupled to a gas turbine section. The processor is additionally configured to derive a vanadium content in a gas turbine engine fuel based on at least one of the plurality of signals. The processor is also configured to determine if a control curve should be adjusted based on the vanadium content in the gas turbine engine fuel, and if it is determined that the control curve should be adjusted, then deriving an adjustment to the control curve based on the vanadium content, and applying the adjustment to the control curve to derive an adjusted control curve. 
     In a second embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of signals from sensors disposed in the gas turbine engine system, wherein the gas turbine system engine comprises a compressor section fluidly coupled to a gas turbine section. The method also includes deriving a vanadium content in a gas turbine engine fuel based on at least one of the plurality of signals. The method further includes determining if a control curve should be adjusted based on the vanadium content in the gas turbine engine fuel; and if it is determined that the control curve should be adjusted, then deriving an adjustment to the control curve based on the vanadium content, and applying the adjustment to the control curve to derive an adjusted control curve. 
     A third embodiment includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon, the code having instructions to receive a plurality of signals from sensors disposed in the gas turbine engine system, wherein the gas turbine system engine comprises a compressor section fluidly coupled to a gas turbine section. The code also includes instructions to derive a vanadium content in a gas turbine engine fuel based on at least one of the plurality of signals. The code further includes instructions to determine if a control curve should be adjusted based on the vanadium content in the gas turbine engine fuel; and if it is determined that the control curve should be adjusted, then deriving an adjustment to the control curve based on the vanadium content, and applying the adjustment to the control curve to derive an adjusted control curve. 
    
    
     
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       These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a power generation system having a heavy fuel oil (HFO) control system; 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an embodiment of an HFO optimization system operatively coupled to an HFO delivery system and to a gas turbine engine system included in the power generation system of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a graph of an embodiment of a control curve suitable for controlling the power generation system of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a graph of embodiments of a currently in use control curve and adjusted control curves suitable for controlling the power generation system of  FIG. 1 ; and 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart of an embodiment of a process suitable for sensing vanadium content in a fuel and for controlling operations of the power generation system of  FIG. 1  based on the sensed vanadium content. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     One or more specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not be described in the specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers&#39; specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure. 
     When introducing elements of various embodiments of the present disclosure, the articles “a,” “an,” “the,” and “said” are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. 
     The present disclosure is directed towards a system and method to control a gas turbine system that may be operating on a heavy fuel oil (HFO), and more specifically, that may be operating on a gas turbine fuel that contains vanadium. Certain HFOs may include concentrations of vanadium metal present, for example, in an oil-soluble form. Vanadium may not be desired in the fuel because it may lead to fouling and/or to corrosion. For example, vanadium may react with oxygen to form vanadium pentoxide, which in turn may lead to ash deposition in certain components of a gas turbine engine, such as hot gas path components. Ash deposition may result in decreased performance and/or efficiency, and may lead to more frequent maintenance scheduling of, for example, offline water washes of the gas turbine engine. During offline water washes the gas turbine system is shut down, hence increasing an amount of downtime and reducing power production. 
     The techniques described herein may enable the use of fuel that contains vanadium by adjusting firing temperatures for the gas turbine system via a control system. In certain embodiments, temperature control curves used in the control system may be adjusted dynamically based on sensing of vanadium content in a fuel. For example, sensors of the control system may sense vanadium content and the control system may then adjust firing temperatures to enable for a more efficient use of vanadium in fuels, such as in HFOs, as further described below. Further, the techniques described herein may derive an amount of a vanadium inhibitor, such as magnesium and/or magnesium-containing formulations, to be mixed with the fuel also based on the sensed vanadium content. The addition of the vanadium inhibitor may then be used to further adjust the temperature control curves, thus resulting in a combustion of the HFO that may reduce ash deposition and lead to more efficient power generation. 
     It may be beneficial to describe turbine systems that may burn carbonaceous fuels, including HFOs. Accordingly, and now turning to the figures,  FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a power generation system  10  that includes a gas turbine system  12 . It is to be noted that the described gas turbine system  12  is but one example of various types of gas turbine that may be used with the techniques described herein to use HFOs during operation. In the depicted example, the gas turbine system  12  may receive an oxidant  14  (e.g., air, oxygen, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen-reduced air) and a fuel  16  (e.g., gaseous or liquid fuel), such as hydrocarbon-based fuels, including heavy fuel oils (HFOs), natural gas, syngas, and the like. The oxidant  14  may be pressurized and combined with the fuel  16  to be combusted in a combustor section  18 . A combusted fluid may then be used to apply forces to blades of a turbine section  20  to rotate a shaft  22  that provides power to a load  24  (e.g., electric generator). 
     The gas turbine system  12  may include a compressor section  25  having at least one compressor suitable for increasing the pressure of the oxidant  14 . As depicted in  FIG. 1 , the compressor section  25  includes a lower pressure compressor (LPC)  26  connected to an intercooler  28  to couple the lower pressure compressor  26  to an inlet  30  of a high pressure compressor (HPC)  32 . The oxidant  14  enters the low pressure compressor  26  and is compressed into a compressed oxidant  34  (e.g., gas, liquid, or both). The compressed oxidant  34  may include a compressed gas (e.g., air, oxygen, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen-reduced air), a lubricant (e.g., oil), a coolant fluid, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the compressed oxidant  34  may include gas from exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). The compressed oxidant  34  then enters the intercooler  28 . It is to be noted that, in some embodiments of the system  10 , no intercooler  28  is used and/or a single compressor is used in the compressor section  25 . 
     The intercooler  28  may be any intercooler  28  suitable for cooling the compressed oxidant  34 , such as a spray intercooler. The intercooler  28  may cool the compressed oxidant  34  by using a fluid to increase the efficiency of the gas turbine system  12 . The compressed and cooled oxidant  42  is further compressed in the high pressure compressor  32  and combined with the fuel  16  into an oxidant-fuel mixture to be combusted in the combustor  18 . As the oxidant-fuel mixture (e.g., HFO) is combusted (e.g., burned and/or ignited), the oxidant-fuel mixture expands through one or more turbines  20 . For example, embodiments may include a high pressure turbine (HPT), intermediate pressure turbine (IPT), and a low pressure turbine (LPT) as depicted in  FIG. 1 . In some embodiments, the system  10  may include HPT and LPT turbines. In other embodiments, there may be a single turbine, four, five, or more turbines. 
     The turbine  20  may be coupled to a shaft  22  that is coupled to one or more loads  24 . The turbine  20  may include one or more turbine blades that rotate causing the shaft  22  to provide rotational energy to the load  24 . For example, the load  24  may include an electrical generator or a mechanical device in an industrial facility or power plant. The rotational energy of the shaft  22  may be used by the load  24  to generate electrical power. As the gas turbine system  12  generates power, the combusted oxidant-fuel mixture is expelled as an exhaust  46 . The exhaust  46  may include one or more emissions, such as nitrogen oxides (NO X ), hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and/or other pollutants. The exhaust  46  may be treated in a variety of ways, such as with a catalyst system. 
     The power generation system  10  may also include a control system  48  to monitor and/or control various aspects of the gas turbine system  12 , fuel  16  delivery, the load  24 , and/or the intercooler  28  (when the intercooler  28  is included). The control system  48  may include a controller  50  having inputs and/or outputs to receive and/or transmit signals to one or more actuators  60 , sensors  62 , or other controls to control the gas turbine system  12 . While some examples are illustrated in  FIG. 1  and described below, these are merely examples and any suitable sensors and/or signals may be positioned on the gas turbine system  12 , the load  24 , and/or the intercooler  28  to detect operational parameters to control the power generation system  10  with the controller  50 . For example, the controller  50  may send and/or receive a signal from one or more actuators  60  and sensors  62  to control any number of aspects of the system  10 , including fuel supply, speed, oxidant delivery, power production, and so forth. For example, actuators  60  may include valves, positioners, pumps, and the like. The sensors  62  may sense temperature, pressure, speed, clearances (e.g., distance between a stationary and a moving component), flows, mass flows, and the like. 
     Further, the controller  50  may include and/or communicate with a heavy fuel oil (HFO) optimization system  64 . The HFO optimization system  64  may first set up a control curve, such as a turbine engine  12  firing temperature control curve (Tfire), to use when operating the turbine engine  12 . More specifically, a vanadium content of the fuel may be sensed and the HFO optimization system  64  may then select or derive a Tfire control curve to be used with the amount of vanadium sensed in the fuel  16 , such as vanadium sensed in HFO used as the fuel  16 . In other embodiments, in addition to or alternative to selecting the Tfire control curve to use, the HFO optimization system  64  may continuously adjust the Tfire control curve based on continuous measurements of vanadium content in the fuel  16 , as further described below. 
     In certain embodiments, the HFO optimization system  64  may also include or be communicatively coupled with an additive system  65  that supplies a vanadium inhibitor such as a magnesium (Mg) based additive suitable for mitigating or eliminating deleterious effects of vanadium. For example, the HFO optimization system  64  may add the additive via the additive system  65  based on sensed vanadium content in the fuel, based on the type of fuel  16  used, and so on. In embodiments that use the additive system  65 , the HFO optimization system  64  may also set up or derive a Tfire control curve based on the amount of the additive  65 , the vanadium content in the fuel  16 , or a combination thereof. The HFO optimization system  64  may additionally or alternatively adjust the Tfire control curve based on continuous measurements of vanadium content in the fuel  16 , as further described below. The HFO optimization system  64  and the additive system  65  may be a software system, a hardware system, or a combination thereof. Further, the HFO optimization system  64  and the additive system  65  may be included in the controller  50 , or may be communicatively coupled to the controller  50 . 
     The controller  50  may include a processor  66  or multiple processors, memory  68 , and inputs and/or outputs to send and/or receive signals from the one or more sensors  62  and/or actuators  60 . The processor  66  may be operatively coupled to the memory  68  to execute instructions for carrying out the presently disclosed techniques. These instructions may be encoded in programs or code stored in a tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as the memory  68  and/or other storage. The processor  66  may be a general purpose processor, system-on-chip (SoC) device, or application-specific integrated circuit, or some other processor configuration. For example, the processor  66  may be part of an engine control unit that controls various aspects of the turbine system  12 . 
     Memory  68  may include a computer readable medium, such as, without limitation, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a diskette, a flash drive, a compact disc, a digital video disc, random access memory (RAM), and/or any suitable storage device that enables processor  66  to store, retrieve, and/or execute instructions and/or data. Memory  68  may further include one or more local and/or remote storage devices. Further, the controller  50  may be operably connected to a human machine interface (HMI)  70  to allow an operator to read measurements, perform analysis, and/or adjust set points of operation. 
     Turning now to  FIG. 2 , the figure illustrates further details of an embodiment of the HFO optimization system  64 . In the illustrated embodiment, the HFO optimization system  64  includes a control curve tuning system  100 . The control curve tuning system  100  may receive a vanadium measurement  102  provided via one or more sensors  62  sensing vanadium in the HFO  16 . The curve tuning system  100  may use the vanadium measurement  102  to derive an adjustment factor  104 . Generally, higher vanadium content may result in adjustments that lower (e.g., derate) a firing temperature (Tfire) to be used in controlling operations of the gas turbine engine  12 . A gas turbine testbed may be used, for example, to derive specific adjustment factors  104  based on the type of gas turbine engine  12  used (e.g., the model of the gas turbine engine), the type of load  24  used (e.g., model of electric generator used), drive train used, and so on. 
     The testbed may be used to operate with specific vanadium fuel content and based on observations of experimental and/or simulated results (e.g., wear and tear on components, “dirtiness” of components, ash deposition, and so on). derive the adjustment factors  104  suitable for adjusting one or more control curves  106 . In certain embodiments, in addition to or alternative to testbed observations from a fleet of gas turbine engines  12  may be used to derive the adjustment factors  104 . For example, observation during hot gas path inspection (HGPI) of components may be used to derive the adjustment factors  104 . HGPI may inspect the combustion section  18 , the turbine section  20  (e.g., blades, vanes), and/or the exhaust section  46 . In certain embodiments, the adjustment factors  104  may be stored, for example, in a look-up table. 
     The adjustment factors  104  may be applied to one or more of the control curves  106  so as to derate, for example, Tfire based on vanadium content. By way of example only, the table below shows some example values to illustrate derating of Tfire for an example gas turbine engine  12 . It is it to be noted that specific models of the gas turbine  12  may have specific tables, for example, provided by the gas turbine engine manufacturer. In the example generic table, for standard fuel (e.g. low or no vanadium fuels), Tfire may be between 2035° F. to 2060° F., and then Tfire may be derated values are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Vanadium Content (in PPM) versus adjusted Tfire 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Vanadium Content 
                 Tfire 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 &lt;20 
                 2035° F. 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 2030° F. 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 2025° F. 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 2020° F. 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 2015° F. 
               
               
                   
                 45 
                 2010° F. 
               
               
                   
                 50 
                 2005° F. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     More generally, given a non-derated Tfire value, vanadium content in the fuel may be used to derate the Tfire value by a certain amount (e.g., between 0.1° F. to 150° F.), and/or by a certain percentage (e.g., between 0.1% to 20%). In certain embodiments, the control curves  106  may already include built-in adjustments. That is, a set of control curves  106  may be provided, for example, by the gas turbine engine  12  manufacturer, that already incorporate adjustments into the control curves  106  for certain vanadium content or range. The HFO optimization system may then select one or more of the control curves  106  based on the vanadium measurement. As mentioned earlier, the testbed may be used to run certain HFO  16  as fuel to observe wear and tear on components, “dirtiness” of components, ash deposition, and so on, and the observations may then be used to derive control curves  106  that are adjusted for operating with a given vanadium content in the HFO  16 . Likewise, data from a HGPI (e.g., fleet data from multiple gas turbine engine systems) may be used to observe components of the gas turbine engine  12  to derive adjusted control curves  106 . 
     As mentioned earlier, the control system  48  and/or the HFO optimization system  64  may add additive  108  via the additive system  65  to ameliorate effects of vanadium. In some embodiments, the HFO optimization system  64  may additionally derive adjustments  110  and/or the selection of the control curves  106  based on both the vanadium measurement  102  and the additive  108  (e.g., additive type, additive quantity) being used. For example, the control system  48  may provide (or the HFO optimization system  64  may derive) the quantity of the additive  108  that will be mixed with the HFO  16  during gas turbine engine  12  operations. The control curve tuning system  100  may then calculate the adjustments  110  based on both the vanadium measurement  102  as well as the additive  108  that is added to the HFO  16  for vanadium suppression. For example, the control curve tuning system  100  may derive the first adjustment  104  based on the vanadium measurement  102 , and then further add to subtract from the first adjustment  104  to derive a second adjustment  110  based on the additive quantity  108 . The second adjustment  110  may then be applied to the control curve(s)  106 . 
     In certain embodiments, the HFO optimization system  64  may dynamically and continuously adjust the control curve(s)  106 . For example, once a control curve  106  is selected, the HFO optimization system  64  may monitor the vanadium measurement  102  and/or the additive  108  to derive the adjustments  104  and/or  110 . The monitoring and subsequent adjustments  104 ,  110  may be executed in real-time (e.g., every 1-100 microseconds, milliseconds), and/or in near real-time (e.g., every 1-100 seconds). Indeed, HFO  16  provided to the gas turbine engine  12  may be continuously monitored to derive the adjustments  104  and/or  110  suitable for improving gas turbine engine life and/or gas turbine engine performance By sensing vanadium content in the HFO  16  and additive content to be used during operations of the gas turbine engine  12 , the HFO optimization system  64  may enable more efficient and use of the HFO  16  as well as improved maintenance scheduling for the gas turbine engine  12 . 
     It may be beneficial to describe control (e.g., temperature control) via the control curve(s)  106 . Turning now to  FIG. 3 , the figure is a graph  120  illustrating an embodiment of the control curve  106 . In the depicted embodiment, the control curve  106  may be used for a temperature control mode of operation for the gas turbine engine  12 . More specifically, the control curve  106  may be used by the controller  50 , for example, during operations of the gas turbine engine  12  to sense a temperature and a compressor pressure ratio (CPR), and based on the sensed temperature and CPR, to determine a fuel adjustment to control the gas turbine engine  12 . In certain embodiments, CPR may be interchangeable with compressor discharge pressure (CPD) or may be derived from CPD measurements. 
     In the depicted example, a first axis  122  is representative of exhaust temperature (Tx) for the exhaust system  46  and a second axis  124  is representative of CPR (or CPD). The exhaust temperature Tx may be used in lieu of firing temperature (Tfire). For example, because of the high combustion temperatures present in the combustion section  18 , it may be infeasible to sense Tfire directly. Accordingly, Tx may be sensed at one or more points of the exhaust system  46  and may be used to derive Tfire, thus indirectly representing Tfire. An isothermal portion  126  of the control curve  106  is also shown. The isothermal portion  126  provides for a temperature limit above which components and/or systems of the gas turbine engine  12  should not be exposed to. 
     A constant firing temperature portion  128  of the control curve is also shown. During operations (e.g., baseload operations), the controller  50  may sense exhaust temperature and CPR (or CPD) and then respond by adjusting fuel flow, inlet guide van angles, and so on, to bring a sensed “point” (e.g., point plotted via sensed Tx and sensed CPR [or CPD]) back onto the control curve  106 . For example, during baseload operations where the gas turbine engine  12  is operating at is designed load (e.g., load designed to produce a given electrical power such as 500 megawatts), increasing HFO fuel  16  intake will likely increase temperature, and vice versa. The controller  50  may also actuate inlet guide vanes, for example, to increase or decrease intake of oxidant (e.g., air) during combustion, thus increasing or decreasing Tfire, and thus Tx. 
     The techniques described herein enable for a dynamic adjustment of the control curve  106  based on vanadium sensed in the HFO  16 . Turning now to  FIG. 4 , the figure illustrates a graph  140  having embodiments of multiple control curve portions, such as portions  142 ,  144 , and  146  (e.g., constant firing temperature portions) that may be adjusted based on sensed vanadium. During operations of the gas turbine engine  12 , the controller  50  may sense in real-time vanadium content, vanadium percentage, and/or vanadium concentration of the HFO  16  via sensors  62 . The controller may then adjust a currently in use control curve  142  to enable more efficient and/or “cleaner” results when combusting the HFO  16  based on the sensed vanadium content, vanadium percentage, and/or vanadium concentration of the HFO  16 . 
     For example, for lower vanadium content, the currently in use control curve  142  may be adjusted via an adjustment factor  104  and/or  110  to arrive at control curve  144 . For higher vanadium content, the currently in use control curve  142  may be adjusted via the adjustment factor  104  and/or  110  to arrive at control curve  146 . As mentioned above, the adjustment factors  104  and/or  110  may be found, for example, in a look-up table, and then applied to the currently in use control curve  142 . The control curves  142 ,  144 ,  146  may then be used to control operations of the gas turbine engine  12 . Further, the controller  50  may continually sense vanadium and then apply an adjustment factor, thus resulting in continuous adjustments to control curves. 
     In certain embodiments, the controller  50  may derive the amount of additive  108  to use before deriving the adjustment factor  104  and/or  110 . That is, the controller may sense, via sensors  62 , the vanadium content (e.g., the vanadium percentage, the vanadium concentration, and the like) of the HFO  16 , and then derive a quantity or flow rate of additive  108  to mix with the HFO  16 . In general, it may be desired to add the additive (e.g., magnesium, magnesium-based additive) such that Mg/V=X where Mg is a magnesium content, V is a vanadium content in the HFO  16 , and X is between 1 and 5 in weight at any time. Adjustment factors may be similarly derived (e.g., via look-tables) based on vanadium and additive, and the adjustment factors may then be applied to the currently in use control curve  142 . By adjusting (e.g., continuously adjusting) the currently in use control curve  142 , the techniques described herein may result in less ash deposition in HGP components, improved maintenance, and improved operational life for the gas turbine engine  12 . 
       FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating and embodiment of a process  200  suitable for deriving vanadium in the HFO  16  and applying certain control actions based on the derived vanadium. The process  200  may be implemented as computer code or instructions executable by the processor  66  and stored in memory  68 . In the depicted embodiment, the process  200  may first derive (block  202 ), for example in real time, vanadium content in the HFO  16  via sensors  62 . 
     The process  200  may then determine (decision  204 ) whether to proceed, for example, with certain adjustments (e.g., adjustments  104 ,  110 ) to the current control curve  142 . More specifically, the process  200  may determine that the vanadium level is low (e.g., below 20 PPM) and thus no further adjustments are derived. In some cases, even if the vanadium level is low (e.g., below 20 PPM), the process  200  may proceed with adjustments because of a previously sensed higher vanadium level. That is once the gas turbine engine  12  has been operating on HFO  16 , switching to a cleaner fuel (e.g., vanadium below 20 PPM) may still result in the process  200  derating the gas turbine engine  12  to operate at lower temperatures. By derating the gas turbine engine  12  (e.g., operating at a lower temperature), formation of hard, non-removable ash deposits due to presence of, for example, magnesium in HFO ash (e.g., turbine section  20  and combustion parts such as hot gas path parts) may be reduced or eliminated. 
     If the process  200  determines (decision  204 ) to proceed with control adjustments, the process  200  may then derive (block  206 ) an amount of additive  108  (e.g., magnesium and/or magnesium derivatives) to be added to the HFO  16 , and may then add (block  208 ) the additive to the HFO  16  before combustion via the combustion section  18 . It is to be understood that the derivation (block  206 ) and the addition (block  208 ) of the additive  108  may not occur if vanadium content is found to be below a certain threshold (e.g., below 20 PPM). It is also to be understood that some embodiments may not include the additive system  65  and thus the derivation (block  206 ) and the addition (block  208 ) of the additive  108  may not occur in these embodiments. In certain embodiments, magnesium may be added so that Mg/V=X where Mg is a magnesium content, V is a vanadium content in the HFO  16 , and X is between 1 and 5 in weight at any time. Additive  108  may be added, for example, via the additive system  65  via valves, pumps, and so on. 
     The process  200  may then derive (block  210 ) the control curve adjustment factors  104  and/or  110  to apply to the currently used control curve  142 . As mentioned above, a look up table may be used to derive (block  210 ) the control curve adjustment factors  104  and/or  110  based on the vanadium content and/or additive  108  in the HFO  16 . The process  200  may then apply (block  212 ) the control curve adjustment factors  104  and/or  110  to the currently used control curve  142 , resulting in the adjusted control curve (e.g.,  144 ,  146 ). The adjusted control curve may then be used to control (block  214 ) gas turbine engine operations  12 . For example, fuel flow and/or oxidant flow (e.g., air) may be increased and/or decreased based on the adjusted control curve. By adjusting the control curve  142  with the adjustment factors  104  and/or  110 , the techniques described herein may enable a combustion of the HFO  16  that results in less ash deposition, less loss of performance, and improved maintenance (e.g., less frequent water washes). The process  200  may then iterate back to block  202 , thus continuously sensing vanadium, adjusting the currently in use control curve, and dynamically controlling the gas turbine engine. 
     Technical effects of the present embodiments may include improving gas turbine operations while using HFO. In certain embodiments, a controller may measure, in real-time, vanadium content in the HFO. The controller may then adjust a control curve, for example, by shifting the control curve to lower a firing temperature during combustion of the HFO. The controller may additionally or alternatively derive an amount of additive (e.g., magnesium) to mix with the HFO to ameliorate effects of the vanadium. The amount of additive may additionally be used to calculate the adjustments to the control curve. By adjusting the control curve during combustion of the HFO, the technical effects include improved performance and minimization of maintenance (e.g., offline washes) due to, for example, vanadium ash deposition. 
     This written description uses examples to disclose the embodiments, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the embodiments, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.