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Title: Catalytic cartridge SO.sub.3 decomposer

Abstract

A catalytic cartridge surrounding a heat pipe driven by a heat source is utilized as a SO.sub.3 decomposer for thermochemical hydrogen production. The cartridge has two embodiments, a cross-flow cartridge and an axial flow cartridge. In the cross-flow cartridge, SO.sub.3 gas is flowed through a chamber and incident normally to a catalyst coated tube extending through the chamber, the catalyst coated tube surrounding the heat pipe. In the axial-flow cartridge, SO.sub.3 gas is flowed through the annular space between concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls, the inner cylindrical wall being coated by a catalyst and surrounding the heat pipe. The modular cartridge decomposer provides high thermal efficiency, high conversion efficiency, and increased safety.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Berkeley, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864219
Patent Number(s):
4331632
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
catalytic; cartridge; decomposer; surrounding; heat; pipe; driven; source; utilized; thermochemical; hydrogen; production; embodiments; cross-flow; axial; flow; gas; flowed; chamber; incident; normally; catalyst; coated; tube; extending; axial-flow; annular; space; concentric; inner; outer; cylindrical; walls; wall; modular; provides; thermal; efficiency; conversion; increased; safety; thermal efficiency; catalyst coated; tube surrounding; conversion efficiency; heat pipe; heat source; annular space; cylindrical wall; outer cylindrical; axial flow; hydrogen production; tube extending; inner cylindrical; cross-flow cartridge; catalytic cartridge; concentric inner; thermochemical hydrogen; flow cartridge; /422/376/423/

Citation Formats

Galloway, Terry R. Catalytic cartridge SO.sub.3 decomposer. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Galloway, Terry R. Catalytic cartridge SO.sub.3 decomposer. United States.
Galloway, Terry R. Fri . "Catalytic cartridge SO.sub.3 decomposer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864219.
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abstractNote = {A catalytic cartridge surrounding a heat pipe driven by a heat source is utilized as a SO.sub.3 decomposer for thermochemical hydrogen production. The cartridge has two embodiments, a cross-flow cartridge and an axial flow cartridge. In the cross-flow cartridge, SO.sub.3 gas is flowed through a chamber and incident normally to a catalyst coated tube extending through the chamber, the catalyst coated tube surrounding the heat pipe. In the axial-flow cartridge, SO.sub.3 gas is flowed through the annular space between concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls, the inner cylindrical wall being coated by a catalyst and surrounding the heat pipe. The modular cartridge decomposer provides high thermal efficiency, high conversion efficiency, and increased safety.},
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year = {1982},
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