Hydrocarbon Fuel Cooling Technologies for Advanced Propulsion

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power - Tập 119 Số 2 - Trang 344-351 - 1997
David R. Sobel1, L. J. Spadaccini1
1United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT 06108

Tóm tắt

Storable hydrocarbon fuels that undergo endothermic reaction provide an attractive heat sink for future high-speed aircraft. An investigation was conducted to explore the endothermic potential of practical fuels, with inexpensive and readily available catalysts, under operating conditions simulative of high-speed flight applications. High heat sink capacities and desirable reaction products have been demonstrated for n-heptane and Norpar 12 fuels using zeolite catalysts in coated-tube reactor configurations. The effects of fuel composition and operating condition on extent of fuel conversion, product composition, and the corresponding endotherm have been examined. The results obtained in this study provide a basis for catalytic-reactor/heat-exchanger design and analysis.

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Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Tập 119 Số 2

344-351

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