This paper has reviewed the background leading up to the development of the catalytic
combustor, selected results of experimental studies, developments in modelling techniques …

The use of structured catalysts in the chemical industry has been considered for years.
Conventional fixed-bed reactors have some obvious disadvantages such as maldistributions …

Palladium-based catalysts have been found to be the most efficient catalysts for the catalytic
oxidation of methane to carbon dioxide and water. The catalytic oxidation is dependent on …

Catalysis and combustion have long been linked. In fact, the science of catalysis stems from
Davy's discovery [1] that platinum wires could promote the flameless combustion of …

Increased awareness of the problems caused by air pollution and the decrease of fossil fuel
reserves have resulted in great interest in combustion techniques that reduce pollutant …

Numerical simulations of catalytic oxidation in monolith reactors are performed in order to
develop criteria for mass transfer limitation. A two-dimensional finite-element simulator …

The purpose of the work has been the analysis of the adequacy of lumped models of
catalytic combustors by comparison with the more detailed and numerically expensive …

The catalytically stabilized combustion (CST) of a lean (equivalence ratio Φ= 0.4) methane-
air mixture was investigated numerically in a laminar channel flow configuration established …

In applying catalysis to real combustion systems, the modeling of chemistry and transport
interactions may be the key to understanding combustion characteristics. The catalytically …

The homogeneous ignition of lean methane-air mixtures was investigated numerically and
experimentally in a laminar plane channel flow configuration established by two externally …