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Catalytic Microreactors for Portable Power Generation

  • Nominated by the Paul Scherrer Institute for a Springer Theses Prize. A comprehensive numerical model for the investigation of catalytic microscale reactors is used and described for the first time.
  • Provides valuable information of high scientific impact on the design and operation of catalytic microreactors for portable power generation.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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"Catalytic Microreactors for Portable Power Generation” addresses a problem of high relevance and increased complexity in energy technology. This thesis outlines an investigation into catalytic and gas-phase combustion characteristics in channel-flow, platinum-coated microreactors. The emphasis of the study is on microreactor/microturbine concepts for portable power generation and the fuels of interest are methane and propane. The author carefully describes numerical and experimental techniques, providing a new insight into the complex interactions between chemical kinetics and molecular transport processes, as well as giving the first detailed report of hetero-/homogeneous chemical reaction mechanisms for catalytic propane combustion. The outcome of this work will be widely applied to the industrial design of micro- and mesoscale combustors.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Paul Scherrer Institute & Swiss Federal, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

    Symeon Karagiannidis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Catalytic Microreactors for Portable Power Generation

  • Authors: Symeon Karagiannidis

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17668-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-17667-8Published: 28 March 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26759-8Published: 21 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-17668-5Published: 28 March 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 112

  • Topics: Physical Chemistry, Energy Systems, Catalysis, Energy Systems

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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