Microcombustor
Abstract
A microcombustor comprises a microhotplate and a catalyst for sustained combustion on the microscale. The microhotplate has very low heat capacity and thermal conductivity that mitigate large heat losses arising from large surface-to-volume ratios typical of the microdomain. The heated catalyst enables flame ignition and stabilization, permits combustion with lean fuel/air mixtures, extends a hydrocarbon's limits of flammability, and lowers the combustion temperature. The reduced operating temperatures enable a longer microcombustor lifetime and the reduced fuel consumption enables smaller fuel supplies, both of which are especially important for portable microsystems applications. The microcombustor can be used for on-chip thermal management and for sensor applications, such as heating of a micro gas chromatography column and for use as a micro flame ionization detector.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1175011
- Patent Number(s):
- 6786716
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F23 - COMBUSTION APPARATUS F23C - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN {A CARRIER GAS OR} AIR
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Gardner, Timothy J., Manginelli, Ronald P., Lewis, Patrick R., Frye-Mason, Gregory C., and Colburn, Chris. Microcombustor. United States: N. p., 2004.
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Gardner, Timothy J., Manginelli, Ronald P., Lewis, Patrick R., Frye-Mason, Gregory C., & Colburn, Chris. Microcombustor. United States.
Gardner, Timothy J., Manginelli, Ronald P., Lewis, Patrick R., Frye-Mason, Gregory C., and Colburn, Chris. Tue .
"Microcombustor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175011.
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title = {Microcombustor},
author = {Gardner, Timothy J. and Manginelli, Ronald P. and Lewis, Patrick R. and Frye-Mason, Gregory C. and Colburn, Chris},
abstractNote = {A microcombustor comprises a microhotplate and a catalyst for sustained combustion on the microscale. The microhotplate has very low heat capacity and thermal conductivity that mitigate large heat losses arising from large surface-to-volume ratios typical of the microdomain. The heated catalyst enables flame ignition and stabilization, permits combustion with lean fuel/air mixtures, extends a hydrocarbon's limits of flammability, and lowers the combustion temperature. The reduced operating temperatures enable a longer microcombustor lifetime and the reduced fuel consumption enables smaller fuel supplies, both of which are especially important for portable microsystems applications. The microcombustor can be used for on-chip thermal management and for sensor applications, such as heating of a micro gas chromatography column and for use as a micro flame ionization detector.},
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