Two-stage combustor
A two-stage combustor having as constituent parts: a partial oxidation reactor, which catalytically converts a hydrocarbon fuel and a first supply of oxidant into a gaseous partial oxidation product; and a deep oxidation reactor having a premixer plenum fluidly connected to a porous heat spreader, which converts the gaseous partial oxidation product to deep oxidation products. In one embodiment, the premixer plenum provides an empty space wherein combustion occurs in flame mode. In a second embodiment, the premixer plenum contains a high pore density foam matrix, absent catalyst, which facilitates holding a flameless combustion downstream within the porous heat spreader. In both embodiments heat produced during combustion is transmitted from the heat spreader to an associated heat acceptor, such as a heater head of a Stirling engine.
- Research Organization:
- Sunpower, Inc., Athens, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000604
- Assignee:
- Precision Combustion, Inc. (North Haven, CT)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,415,315
- Application Number:
- 16/798,565
- OSTI ID:
- 1924988
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 02/24/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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