combustion – TechConnect Briefs

Performance of a heat-recirculating combustor for thermophotovoltaic power devices with photonic crystal structure

Kim H.K., Kim T.-Y., Kim H.K., Kim T.-Y., Kwon O.C., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

The demand for high-performance portable power sources is recently enhanced due to the increasing use of electronic devices. Portable power systems using the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels have been considered as a novel alternative to [...]

Aluminum Nanocomposite Materials for Propellant Applications

Chung S.W., Buckner S.W., Jelliss P.A., Place G.J., Laktas J.M., nanoMetallix, US

Aluminum has high applicability in terms of energy release with one of the highest combustion enthalpies of all reactive metals. Thus, the use of aluminum complexes and nanomaterials has been widely researched to develop fuel [...]

Nanospray Combustion Processing Technology for Nanomaterials Fabrication

Jiang Y., Durkin C., Lyman D., Rajamani D., Hunt A.T., nGimat Co., US

NanoSpray Combustion Processing technology is a flame based open atmosphere process for nanostructured thin film manufacturing through the Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) mode. The main advantage of NanoSpraySM CCVD technique includes using inexpensive and [...]

Practical synthesis of nanomaterials and nanostructures

Rae A., Matteson J., Dansoh V., NanoMaterials Innovation Center, US

Nanoparticle and nanostructured coating synthesis is commonly hampered by complex processes or the need to use precursors which may not yet be registered under TSCA or REACH. There are, however, simple and practical processes using [...]

Enhancing Combustion and Heat Exchange Through Electrical Augmentation

Goodson D., Rutkowski R., Osler G., ClearSign Combustion Corporation, US

We have observed that software-controlled propagation of insignificant amounts of electrical energy through a flame region enhances both combustion efficiency and the transfer of thermal energy in an electrically conductive burner and heat exchange system. [...]

Novel Acrylamide Assisted Polymeric Citrate Route for the Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZrO2 Powders for Dental Applications

Vivekanandhan S., Venkateswarlu M., Rawls H.R., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Zirconium oxide has been receiving importance because of its use in wide range of biomedical applications, which is due to its high mechanical strength, fracture toughness and bio-compatibility. Recently, nano structured zirconia powders exhibit enhanced [...]