Microscale packed bed reactor for controlled hydrogen peroxide decomposition as a fuel cell oxidant aboard unmanned undersea vehicles

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 299-306

  Lennon, E ^a   Burke, A A ^b   Ocampo, M ^a   Besser, R S ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air independent SOFC; Hydrogen peroxide; Microscale packed bed reactor; Oxidant; Unmanned undersea vehicles

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CONVECTIVE COOLING; DISPERSED FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL CONVERSION; HEAT OF REACTION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITION; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MICRO-REACTOR; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSCALE LEVELS; MICROSCALE PACKED BED REACTOR; MULTIPHASE REACTIONS; PACKED BED REACTOR; REACTION ZONES; REACTOR CHANNELS; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; THERMAL RUNAWAYS; UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES; VOLUME RATIO;

AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PACKED BEDS; RISK PERCEPTION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); SUBMERSIBLES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VEHICLES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 69549137961     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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