Development of a microreactor as a thermal source for microelectromechanical systems power generation

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 909-916

  Vican, J ^a   Gajdeczko, B F ^a   Dryer, F L ^a   Milius, D L ^a   Aksay, I A ^a   Yetter, R A ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; MEMS; MICROMECHANICS; MIXTURES; PHASE INTERFACES; PRODUCT DESIGN; SURFACE REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

CATALYST DEGRADATION; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; DOUBLE SPIRAL-SHAPED CHANNEL; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES; SUSTAINED COMBUSTION; SUSTAINED OPERATIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 84915798445     PISSN: 15407489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1540-7489(02)80115-8     Document Type: Article

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