Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003.
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| author | Peck, Jhongwoo, 1976- |
| author2 | Ian A. Waitz. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/282922019-04-11T02:20:21Z Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine Peck, Jhongwoo, 1976- Ian A. Waitz. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72). As part of the MIT micro-gas turbine engine project, the development of a hydrocarbon-fueled catalytic micro-combustion system is presented. A conventionally-machined catalytic flow reactor was built to simulate the micro-combustor and to better understand the catalytic combustion at micro-scale. In the conventionally-machined catalytic flow reactor, catalytic propane/air combustion was achieved over platinum. A 3-D finite element heat transfer model was also developed to assess the heat transfer characteristics of the catalytic micro-combustor. It has been concluded that catalytic combustion in the micro-combustor is limited by diffusion of fuel into the catalyst surface. To address this issue, a catalytic structure with larger surface area was suggested and tested. It was shown that the larger surface area catalyst increased the chemical efficiency. Design guidelines for the next generation catalytic micro-combustor are presented as well. by Jhongwoo Peck. S.M. 2005-09-26T19:36:50Z 2005-09-26T19:36:50Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28292 54977804 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 72 p. 3308246 bytes 3315643 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Peck, Jhongwoo, 1976- Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title | Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title_full | Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title_fullStr | Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title_short | Development of a catalytic combustion system for the MIT Micro Gas Turbine Engine |
| title_sort | development of a catalytic combustion system for the mit micro gas turbine engine |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28292 |
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