Temperature sensors for prediction of catalytic inerting life
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsEric Surawski, Joseph V. Mantese
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Abstract
A catalytic oxidation system for generating inert gas includes a catalytic oxidation unit, which includes a catalyst oriented between an inlet and an outlet of the catalytic oxidation system, a first temperature sensor in operable communication with the catalyst, and a second temperature sensor in operable communication with the catalyst. The first temperature sensor is nearer to the inlet than the second temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor is nearer to the outlet than the first temperature sensor.
Claims19
A catalytic oxidation system for generating inert gas, the system comprising:
- a catalytic oxidation unit comprising:
- a catalyst oriented between an inlet and an outlet of the catalytic oxidation system;
- a first temperature sensor in operable communication with the catalyst;
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- a second temperature sensor in operable communication with the catalyst, the first temperature sensor being nearer to the inlet than the second temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor being nearer to the outlet than the first temperature sensor.
A method of determining an effectiveness of a catalyst for inert gas production, the method comprising:
- flowing a mixture of first and second reactants through a catalyst, wherein the mixture comprises a known stoichiometric ratio of first to second reactants;
- measuring a first temperature at a first location of the catalyst at a first time during operation of the catalyst;
- measuring a second temperature at the first location at a second time during operation of the catalyst, the second time being after the first time and after a period of operation of the catalyst has expired;
- sending the first and the second temperature measurements to a processor;
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- evaluating a function of the catalyst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.