Simulation of hydrogen and hydrogen-assisted propane ignition in pt catalyzed microchannel

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2051-2062

  Seshadri, Vikram ^a   Kaisare, Niket S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Hydrogen self ignition; Microburner; Propane ignition

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; COLD START; DIFFERENT MODES; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FAST REACTION; HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; IGNITION TIME; INLET VELOCITY; MICROBURNER; MICROBURNERS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PREMIXED; PT-CATALYZED; REACTOR DYNAMICS; SELF IGNITION; STEADY STATE; THERMAL INERTIA; WALL STRUCTURE; WALL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; PLATINUM; PROPANE; REACTION KINETICS;

IGNITION;

HYDROGEN; PLATINUM; PROPANE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956998063     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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