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Title: Catalytic reaction in confined flow channel

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1244253

A chemical reactor comprises a flow channel, a source, and a destination. The flow channel is configured to house at least one catalytic reaction converting at least a portion of a first nanofluid entering the channel into a second nanofluid exiting the channel. The flow channel includes at least one turbulating flow channel element disposed axially along at least a portion of the flow channel. A plurality of catalytic nanoparticles is dispersed in the first nanofluid and configured to catalytically react the at least one first chemical reactant into the at least one second chemical reaction product in the flow channel.

Research Organization:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-09GO19006
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT)
Patent Number(s):
9,295,960
Application Number:
13/428,741
OSTI ID:
1244253
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Mar 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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