Catalytic microcombustors with integrated thermoelectric elements for portable power production

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1469-1478

  Federici, J A ^a   Norton, D G ^a   Bruggemann T ^a   Voit, K W ^a   Wetzel, E D ^b   Vlachos, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Heat transfer; Hydrogen; Microburners; Power generation; Propane; Stability; Temperature uniformity; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PROPANE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CATALYTIC MICROCOMBUSTION; MICROBURNERS; MICROCOMBUSTORS; TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33750900413     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.06.042     Document Type: Article

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