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Method and apparatus for a fuel-rich catalytic reactor - U.S. Patent 6,752,623
Engineering Faculty Publications
  • Lance Smith
  • Shahrokh Etemad, Fairfield University
  • M. J. Castaldi
  • Hasan Karim
  • William C. Pfefferle
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.

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U.S. Patent 6,752,623, issued June 22, 2004.

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/