A Numerical Model for Thermal Effects in a Microwave Irradiated Catalyst Bed

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dc.contributor.authorLanz, Jason E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairThomas, James R. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScott, Elaine P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, William A.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:51:14Zen
dc.date.adate1998-04-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:51:14Zen
dc.date.issued1998-03-26en
dc.date.rdate1998-04-20en
dc.date.sdate1998-03-26en
dc.description.abstractElectromagnetic and heat transfer analysis is used to determine possibility of selective heating of nanometer-sized, metallic catalyst particles attached to a ceramic support through microwave irradiation. This analysis is incorporated into a macroscopic heat transfer model of a packed and fluidized catalyst bed heated by a microwave field to predict thermal effects associated with selective heating of the catalyst sites. The model shows a dependence on particle size and microwave frequency on the selective heating of the catalyst sites. The macroscopic thermal effects are shown to be small for a typical experiment. However, changing the support material and catalyst particle size are shown to distinguish the thermal effects associated with selective heating of the metallic catalysts.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-32098-121812en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-32098-121812/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36604en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcatalysten
dc.subjectmicrowaveen
dc.subjectselective heatingen
dc.subjectHeat--Transmissionen
dc.titleA Numerical Model for Thermal Effects in a Microwave Irradiated Catalyst Beden
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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