A micro fuel reformer integrated with a combustor and a microchannel evaporator

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Yoshida, Kazushi ^a   Tanaka, Shuji ^b   Hiraki, Hisashi ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^b  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EVAPORATORS; HYDROGEN; METHANOL;

COMBUSTION POWER; FUEL FEEDING RATES; MICRO FUEL REFORMER; MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATORS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33747274955     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/9/S04     Document Type: Article

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