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http://dx.doi.org/10.15231/jksc.2014.19.4.049

Design Criterion for the Size of Micro-scale Pt-catalytic Combustor in Respect of Heat Release Rate  

Lee, Gwang Goo (Kyungil University)
Suzuki, Yuji (The University of Tokyo)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion / v.19, no.4, 2014 , pp. 49-55 More about this Journal
Abstract
Design criterion for the size of micro Pt-catalytic combustor is investigated in terms of heat release rate. One-dimensional plug flow model is applied to determine the surface reaction constants using the experimental data at stoichiometric butane-air mixture. With these reaction constants, the mass fraction of butane and heat release rate predicted by the plug flow model are in good agreement with the experimental data at the combustor exit. The relationship between the size of micro catalytic combustor and mixture flowrate is introduced in the form of product of two terms-the effect of fuel conversion efficiency, and the effect of chemical reaction rate and mass transfer rate.
Keywords
Micro combustor; Catalytic reaction; Plug flow model; Heat release rate; Design criterion;
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