Micro combustion in sub-millimeter channels for novel modular thermophotovoltaic power generators

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Pan, J F ^a   Yang, W M ^b   Tang, A K ^a   Chou, S K ^b   Duan, L ^a   Li, X C ^a   Xue, H ^c  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICAL POWER; HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; HYDROGEN FLOW RATE; MICRO COMBUSTION; MICRO-COMBUSTORS; MIXING RATIOS; MODEL PREDICTION; NOZZLE GEOMETRIES; PARALLEL PLATES; PER UNIT VOLUME; POWER DENSITIES; POWER GENERATORS; POWER SYSTEMS; RADIATION ENERGY; RECTANGULAR NOZZLE; RESIDENCE TIME; SUBMILLIMETERS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HYDROGEN; NOZZLES; OXYGEN; POWER GENERATION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 78649740913     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/12/125021     Document Type: Article

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