Abstract

The isobaric lean catalytic combustion in a high-pressure recuperative reactor in view of gas turbine technologies is examined. A new type of the T/P bifurcation diagram is revealed and elucidated. It is found that the reactor thermally stabilizes at higher pressures. The elevated P to 0.5 MPa extends bifurcation isola for mf_in, i.e. each fold is improved by approximately 15%. The thermal and concentration hysteresis bifurcation diagrams are also improved, i.e. the ignition temperature was decreased from 490 to 475 K and the extinction concentration from 177 to 157 ppmv, respectively. The pressure drops are alleviated by the factor of P/P⁰ slightly corrected for the gas thermal expansion effect. It is also revealed, that the intra-phase mass transfer resistances are reduced at elevated pressures. The fuel conversion pressure dependences are provided for some types of high-pressure reactors.

Recommended Citation

Budzianowski, Wojciech M. and Miller, Ryszard (2009) "Superadiabatic Lean Catalytic Combustion in a High-Pressure Reactor," International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering: Vol. 7: A20.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijcre/vol7/A20