Integrated Chemical Fuel Microprocessor for Power Generation in MEMS Applications

Abstract

This document reports results obtained via Integrated Chemical Fuel Microprocessor for Power Generation in MEMS Applications" during the performance period, 1 September 1999 - 31 March 2004. The overall goal of this program was to demonstrate a chemical fuel processing microsystem for power generation in MEMS applications. The program had several major accomplishments: 1. Development and fabrication of a new, thermally efficient, suspended tube MEMS heat exchanger/fuel processor. 2. Design and fabrication of a thermoelectric (TE) MEMS device for direct conversion of catalytic combustion energy into electrical power. 3. Demonstration of integration of the suspended tube MEMS heat exchanger/fuel processor and GaSb solar cell into the first MEMS based thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system with net energy output. 4. Development of MEMS devices for hydrogen purification, such as removing unreacted fuels. 5. Evaluation of system performance for different fuels and configurations. 6. Exploration of microfabricated entrainment based pumps as potential options for air injection in microburner systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436247

Entities

People

  • Klavs F. Jensen

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electric Power
  • Endothermic Reactions
  • Energy
  • Energy Production
  • Fabrication
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fuel Cells
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Military Research
  • Thermal Efficiency

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.