Micro-ejector to supply fuel-air mixture to a micro-combustor

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 528-536

  Satoh, Daisuke ^a   Tanaka, Shuji ^a   Yoshida, Kazushi ^b   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejector; Fuel reformer; Laval nozzle; Micro combustor; Micro power generation; Pump

Indexed keywords

AIR EJECTORS; AIR ENTRAINMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIQUEFIED GASES; NOZZLES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; VAPOR PRESSURE;

FUEL AIR MIXTURES; LAVAL NOZZLES; MICROCOMBUSTORS; MICROEJECTORS; MICROPOWER GENERATION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 17044398977     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.10.028     Document Type: Article

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