Catalytic cracking and heat sink capacity of aviation kerosene under supercritical conditions

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1226-1232

  Fan, X J ^a   Zhong, F Q ^a,c   Yu, G ^a,c   Li, J G ^a,c   Sung, C J ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Mechanics   (China)

^d Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT SINKS; JET FUEL; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; ZEOLITES;

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; FUEL TEMPERATURE; HEAT SINK CAPACITY; MAXIMUM MASS FLOW RATES; SENSIBLE HEATING; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION; ZEOLITE CATALYST;

CATALYTIC CRACKING;

EID: 72949088400     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41966     Document Type: Article

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