2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on a micro autonomous power unit with a micro-combustor
| Project/Area Number |
16K06114
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Thermal engineering
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| Research Institution | Gifu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | 触媒燃焼 / 熱電素子 / マイクロコンバスター |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We developed a self-standing micro-power unit with coupling a microcombustor, thermoelectric modules, a fuel tank with a valve and an air supply device, to investigate its performance. The air supply system was driven by a part of electricity from the TE modules. For the thermal input of 11.5W, the net output of 224mW was recorded, which correspond to the final conversion efficiency of 1.95%.
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| Free Research Field |
燃焼工学，熱工学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
多様なエネルギー源を想定することは，安全・安心な社会を構築するために不可欠であり，特に個人で携帯可能なパワーユニットは，非常時などの生存確保のような用途だけでなく，スポーツや介護現場などへのスピンオフも期待できる．本研究においては，触媒燃焼を利用することで，裸火でない比較的安全な燃焼形態を実現し，かつ小出力の熱源として機能させるており，汎用性の広い利用が見込まれる．
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