| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Lanz, Jason E.
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| Author's Email Address |
jlanz@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-32098-121812 |
| Title |
A Numerical Model for Thermal Effects in a Microwave Irradiated Catalyst Bed |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| James R. Thomas, Jr. |
Committee Chair |
| Elaine P. Scott |
Committee Member |
| William A. Davis |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- catalyst
- microwave
- selective heating
- heat transfer
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| Date of Defense |
1998-03-26 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Electromagnetic and heat transfer analysis is used to determine possibility of selective heating of nanometer-sized, metallic catalyst particles attached to a ceramic support through microwave irradiation. This analysis is incorporated into a macroscopic heat transfer model of a packed and fluidized catalyst bed heated by a microwave field to predict thermal effects associated with selective heating of the catalyst sites. The model shows a dependence on particle size and microwave frequency on the selective heating of the catalyst sites. The macroscopic thermal effects are shown to be small for a typical experiment. However, changing the support material and catalyst particle size are shown to distinguish the thermal effects associated with selective heating of the metallic catalysts.
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