Characteristics of air and oxy-fuel combustion in micro-channels

dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Pervez
dc.contributor.authorHabib, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorBen-Mansour, Rached
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-15T07:28:16Z
dc.date.available2014-12-15T07:28:16Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWith the fast development of MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems) devices the demand for miniaturized power source is increasing quickly. A micro-combustor is one of the key components of these devices in which the fuel-air mixture is burnt. In the past few years, intense research efforts have been made on catalytic micro-reactors using hydrocarbons as fuel for a variety of portable power production systems. The applications of these micro-reactors include scaled-down thermal engines, wherein a catalytic micro-burner is used for the direct conversion of chemical energy to thermal energy, catalytic micro-thrusters for space applications, and micro-reactors used for fuel reforming in micro solid oxide fuel cells. The present work is aimed at developing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach for the investigation of characteristics of air and oxy-fuel combustion in micro-channels. The simulations are based on the numerical solution of the conservation of mass, momentum, energy and species equations of two dimensional flows. The present work as being related to micro-channels will provide a basis for development of new technologies such as carbon-free combustors for use in gas turbines and boilers in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPaper presented to the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.description.librariandc2014en_ZA
dc.format.extent9 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAhmed, P, Habib, MA & Ben-Mansour, R 2012, Characteristics of air and oxy-fuel combustion in micro-channels, Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn9781868549863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42985
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofHEFAT 2012en_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.subjectMicro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)en_ZA
dc.subjectPower sourceen_ZA
dc.subjectMicro-combustoren_ZA
dc.subjectCatalytic micro-reactorsen_ZA
dc.subjectThermal engineen_ZA
dc.subjectCatalytic micro-burneren_ZA
dc.subjectCatalytic micro-thrusteren_ZA
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamics (CFD)en_ZA
dc.subjectTwo dimensional flowen_ZA
dc.subjectCarbon-free combustorsen_ZA
dc.subjectGas turbinesen_ZA
dc.subjectBoilersen_ZA
dc.subjectReduce carbon dioxide emissionsen_ZA
dc.titleCharacteristics of air and oxy-fuel combustion in micro-channelsen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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