Polymer membrane air separation performance for portable oxygen enriched combustion applications

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1499-1505

  Coombe, H Scott ^a,b   Nieh, Sen ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air separation; Burner; Combustion; Oxygen enriched combustion; Polymer membrane; Thermophotovoltaic

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FUEL BURNERS; LIQUID FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AIR SEPARATION; LIQUID FUEL BURNER; OXYGEN ENRICHED AIR; PERFLUORODIOXOLE POLYMER;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 33947273509     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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