Article
Method and apparatus for a fuel-rich catalytic reactor - U.S. Patent 6,752,623
Engineering Faculty Publications
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
6-1-2004
Disciplines
Abstract
The present invention is a method, and an apparatus for practicing the method, that creates a product stream and a heat of reaction from a fuel-rich fuel/air mixture and then contacts the product stream with a sufficient quantity of additional air to completely combust all of the fuel, to which air a portion of the heat of reaction has been transferred.
Published Citation
Smith, Lance L., Shahrokh Etemad, Marco J. Castaldi, Hasan Ul Karim, and William C. Pfefferle. "Method and apparatus for a fuel-rich catalytic reactor." U.S. Patent 6,752,623, issued June 22, 2004.
Citation Information
Lance Smith, Shahrokh Etemad, M. J. Castaldi, Hasan Karim, et al.. "Method and apparatus for a fuel-rich catalytic reactor - U.S. Patent 6,752,623" (2004) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shahrokh_etemad/23/
U.S. Patent 6,752,623, issued June 22, 2004.