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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1978
Robert M Kendall, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John P Kesselring, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wayne V Krill, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Acurex Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A process and system of apparatus for stoichiometrically combusting fuel and air reactants. A stream of the reactants is directed through an upstream zone for combustion about cylinders comprised of a catalytic material. A plurality of heat sink conduits are spaced about the cylinders for absorbing radiant energy from the cylinders, and a coolant medium is directed through the conduits for extracting thermal energy at a controlled rate. Products from the upstream zone are directed through a combustor in a downstream zone for adiabatic combustion, and products from the combustor are directed in heat exchange relationship with a coolant medium which extracts residual energy from the stream.