The Normalized Analysis of a Surface Heterogeneous Reaction of a Propane/Air Mixture into a Micro-Channel
A. Fanaee, J. A. Esfahani**
Center of Excellence on Modelling and Control Systems (CEMCS) & Mechanical Engineering Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
Abstract：The effect of catalytic surface reaction on non-reactive flow in micro-channels is investigated. The hydraulic diameter of the channel is considered within the range of 0.2–1.2 mm, and the channel length is considered to be 5 mm. The whole length of the channel wall is coated with a catalyst. The sensitivity analysis shows that the effect of normalized hydraulic diameter is more than the normalized longitude coordinates in accordance with the existence of the large ratio of surface area to volume in the micro-channel. For validation of this model, the variation of fuel conversion is compared with the published experimental data and shows an acceptable agreement.
. [J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(12): 124702-124702.
A. Fanaee, J. A. Esfahani. The Normalized Analysis of a Surface Heterogeneous Reaction of a Propane/Air Mixture into a Micro-Channel. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(12): 124702-124702.
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