A Better Way T his is a catalytic combustor for a gas turbine. The metal foil is coated with catalyst on just one side so that when two catalyzed sides are faced together and the pair is rolled up, catalyzed channels alternate with uncatalyzed channels. Only the fuel which goes through the catalyzed channels is burned in the combustor.
Catalytic combustion is completed downstream of the combustor.
The window of time and temperature that makes thermal NOx is avoided so that NOx production is reduced. Gifford Studio Inc. This catalytic combustor was developed by William B. Retallick, Ph.D, consulting chemical engineer. In addition to providing information about my primary research interest, catalytic combustion, my online professional profile offers links to some of the most valuable resources for the chemical engineering and scientific research communities. Also included are two separate sections listing Internet and World Wide Websites of greatest interest to chemical engineers, resources for ChE students, and engineering design problems that have been used at the University of Pennsylvania.