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US 8,147,767 B2Granted
Chemical process accelerator systems utilizing taylor vortex flows
AssigneeGlobal Energy Science, LLC
InventorHalbert Fischel
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Abstract
Chemical process accelerator systems comprising viscid fluid Taylor Vortex Flows (98, 50a) with high-shear-rate laminar Circular Couette Flows (58) in contact with catalysts (92, 92′, 30, 32, 32f, 32g, 36, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48), catalytic compositions and structures in chemical reactors and electrochemical cells (e.g. fuel cells, fuel reformers) are disclosed.
Claims28
A chemical process accelerator system (10) comprising:
- a. means (92, 92′, 96, 97, 97′ 116) for generating Taylor Vortex Flows (98, 50a);
- and
- b. a surface layer (30, 92, 92′, 97, 97′) of catalyst (92, 92′, 30, 32, 32f, 32g, 36, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48) containing protuberances (32, 32f, 32g, 66) that extend into laminar Circular Couette Flows (58) generated by the Taylor Vortex Flows (98, 50a).
A chemical process accelerator system (10) comprising:
- a. means (92, 92′, 96, 97, 97′ 116) for generating viscid fluid vortex flows (98, 50a);
- and
- b. a surface layer (30, 92, 92′, 97, 97′) of catalyst (92, 92′, 30, 32, 32f, 32g, 36, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48) containing protuberances (32, 32f, 32g, 66) that extend into high-shear-rate laminar flows (58) generated by the vortex flows (98, 50a).
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