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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Gerald Bruck, Murrysville, PA (US);
Maria E. Stampahar, Trafford, PA (US);
Dennis M. Bachovchin, Delmont, PA (US);
Mary Anne Alvin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Donald M. Newburry, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A catalytic combustor includes a plurality of rectangular, tubular subassemblies having the catalyst coating on their outside surfaces. The subassemblies are held in spaced relationship within channels in support walls so that the catalyst coated surfaces of adjacent subassemblies define a catalyst-coated channel, and the interior of the tubular subassemblies defines uncoated channels. This structure permits precise location and support for the various subassemblies, provides wide flexibility in selecting the number and size of catalyst coated subassemblies, and provides for multiple possible flow paths for cooling air and fuel-air mixture through the catalytic combustor.