Hydrocarbon fuel cooling technologies for advanced propulsion
- United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT (United States)
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.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 522392
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950629-; ISSN 0742-4795; TRN: IM9739%%113
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 119, Issue 2; Conference: 40. International gas turbine and aeroengine congress and exposition, Houston, TX (United States), 5-8 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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