Numerical investigation on combustion characteristics of methane in a hybrid catalytic combustor

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 987-996

  Hwang, C H ^a   Lee, C E ^a   Lee, K O ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Catalytically stabilized combustor; Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions; Hybrid catalytic combustor; Methane; NOx emission

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTORS; FUEL INJECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUELS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; THERMAL STRESS;

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; CATALYTIC STABILIZED COMBUSTORS; HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; HYBRID CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 1342302190     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2003.10.024     Document Type: Article

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