CHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC CHEMICAL REACTORS FOR HEATING OR COOLING AVIONIC EQUIPMENT

Abstract

An investigation is being made of the application of chemical reactors for cooling and heating equipments to be used in high-speed naval airAND SPACE CRAFT. A brief discussion is presented of the basic theory of chemical and catalytic reactors, and an outline is given of the various types of operations. Heat transfer aspects of reactor design are emphasized. For illustrative purposes, a specific chemical reactor cooling problem is defined. A comparison is made of the heat capacity property of a coolant vapor as used in a conventional heat exchanger and in a chemical reaction process. A larger amount is shown to be dissipated as heat per degree temperature rise due to the better heat capacity of the reaction system.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 1961
Accession Number
AD0258699

Entities

People

  • A.r. Saltzman

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalytic Reactors
  • Chemical Equipment
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Reactors
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster