| US 7,506,516 B2 | ||
| Concentric catalytic combustor | ||
| Gerald J. Bruck, Oviedo, Fla. (US); and Walter R. Laster, Oviedo, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 17, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/156,338. | ||
| Application 11/156338 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/918275, filed on Aug. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0006595 A1, Jan. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 60—777 [60/723] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A catalytic combustor comprising:
a tubular pressure boundary element having a longitudinal flow axis separating a first portion of a first fluid flow from
a second portion of the first fluid flow and comprising a wall having a plurality of separate, longitudinally oriented flow
paths annularly disposed within the wall and conducting respective portions of a second fluid flow therethrough; and
a catalytic material disposed on a surface of the pressure boundary element exposed to at least one of the first and second
portions of the first fluid flow.
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