PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM SCREENING TESTS OF COMMERCIAL CATALYSTS WITH POTENTIAL USE IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS. PART 1: FURNACE STUDIES OF CATALYST ACTIVITY
Thirty commercially produced monolith and pellet catalysts were tested as part of a screening process to select catalysts suitable for use in a gas turbine combustor. The catalysts were contained in a 1.8 centimeter diameter quartz tube and heated to temperatures varying between 300 and 1,200 K while a mixture of propane and air passed through the bed at space velocities of 44,000 to 70,000/hour. The amount of propane oxidized was measured as a function of catalyst temperature. Of the samples tested, the most effective catalysts proved to be noble metal catalysts on monolith substrates. (Author)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at Workshop on Catalytic Combustion, Raleigh, N.C., May 25-26, 1976; Sponsored by EPA.
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Corporate Authors:
Department of the Navy
The Pentagon
Washington, DC United States 20350 -
Authors:
- Anderson, D N
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Pagination: 21 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Catalysis; Catalysts; Combustion; Combustion chambers; Corrosion resistant materials; Gas turbines; Metals; Oxidation; Propane; Temperature; Thermal stresses; Turbine engines
- Old TRIS Terms: Catalytic activity; Noble metals; Propane fuel
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00143138
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-X-73410
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM