Catalytic combustion systems for microscale gas turbine engines

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-60

  Spadaccini, C M ^a   Peck, J ^b   Waitz, I A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; MASS FLOW RATES; MICROSCALE GAS TURBINE ENGINES; SURFACE CATALYSIS;

GAS TURBINES;

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; GAS TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 34248387741     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2204980     Document Type: Article

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