Endothermic Cracking of n -Dodecane in a Flow Reactor using Washcoated Activated Carbon on Metal Foam

The heat generated by air friction during the flight of a hypersonic vehicle must be timely removed. For this purpose, a cooling technology based on the endothermic decomposition of the loaded fuel has been developed. In this study, the decomposition of -dodecane was performed using activated carbon...

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Published inACS omega Vol. 7; no. 10; pp. 8518 - 8525
Main Authors Mun, Jeongin, Kim, Nari, Jeong, Byunghun, Jung, Jihoon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 15.03.2022
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Summary:The heat generated by air friction during the flight of a hypersonic vehicle must be timely removed. For this purpose, a cooling technology based on the endothermic decomposition of the loaded fuel has been developed. In this study, the decomposition of -dodecane was performed using activated carbon as a catalyst, which was coated onto metal foam to maximize the heat sink of the catalytic decomposition reaction. By applying this technology, the heat sink was increased to 1805 Btu/lb, and the gas yield was as high as 72%.
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ISSN:2470-1343
2470-1343
DOI:10.1021/acsomega.1c06272