Combustion of hydrogen-air in catalytic micro-combustors made of different material

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3535-3545

  Zhou, Junhu ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Yang, Weijuan ^a   Liu, Jianzhong ^a   Wang, Zhihua ^a   Cen, Kefa ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Hydrogen; Material; Micro combustor; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CERAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUIDS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; HIGH STABILITIES; HOMOGENEOUS REACTIONS; HOT SPOTS; MICRO-COMBUSTOR; MICRO-COMBUSTORS; QUARTZ GLASS; REACTION MODES; STABILITY LIMITS; WALL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES;

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COPPER; FLUID DYNAMICS; GLASS; HYDROGEN; OXIDE MINERALS; PLATINUM; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 64449086456     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.01.032     Document Type: Review

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