Thermal Transpiration Based Pumping and Power Generation Devices

A combustion-driven thermal transpiration-based combustor is presented. The combustor was successfully applied in a self-sustaining gas pump system having no moving parts and using readily storable hydrocarbon fuel. Thermal transpiration was accomplished by meeting two essential conditions: (1) gas...

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Main Authors: Pingying ZENG, Kang WANG, Jeongmin AHN, Paul D. RONNEY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jtst/8/2/8_370/_pdf/-char/en