Combustion characteristics (Introduction) .................................................................................................... 1 Combustion fundamentals (What it is) ..................................................................................................... 1 What it is not ...................................................................................................

New micro-devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles or micro-robots, have increased the demand of a new generation small-scale combustion power system that go beyond energy-density limitations batteries fuel cells. The characteristics short residence times and intense heat losses reduce efficiency combustion-based devices, key factor requires an acute modelling effort to understand competing ph...

The synthesis of singleand double-wall carbon nanotubes by gas flow-modified, catalyst-supported chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) is reported. We have investigated the gas flow condition dependence on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by placing blocks in the CCVD reactor. Carbon nanotubes having large diameters are preferentially grown under turbulent flow conditions. This indicates tha...

The traditional handmade catalytic combustion gas sensor has some problems such as a pairing difficulty, poor consistency, high power consumption, and not being interchangeable. To address these issues, integrated double catalytic combustion of alcohol gas sensor was designed and manufactured using silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The temperature field of the sensor i...

Recently, many countries have paid substantial attention to power generation from biomass gasification, particularly through small-scale plants. A number of power plant models have been suggested and analyzed; however, certainly, desirable configurations have not been identified yet. Moreover, their performances are ordinarily difficult to compare, especially owing to the fact that working ...