IP Library Granted Patent US 7,846,398
Granted Patent B2
US 7,846,398 · App. 11/896,501 · Granted Dec 7, 2010

Micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks

Assignee: Yuan Ze University
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Patent No.
US 7,846,398
App. No.
11/896,501
Granted
Dec 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks includes a first gas flow channel, a second gas flow channel and a catalytic converter. There are several flow-guiding portions disposed on the first gas flow channel. Each flow-guiding portion has micro flow-guiding blocks, flow-impact recesses, and catalytic portions. The function of the micro flow-guiding block is to guide a flowing direction of the flow toward the catalytic portion on the flow-impact recess in order to increase a possibility of contacting and chemical reaction with the catalytic portion. So, guiding the flow direction toward the catalytic portion can increase the overall reaction efficiency. More turbulence is generated to obtain a better mixing. Plus, its structure is simple.

Claims (10)

1. A micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks comprising:

a first gas flow channel including a first inlet and a first outlet, a plurality of flow-guiding portions being fixed in said first gas flow channel;

a second gas flow channel including a second inlet and a second outlet;

a catalytic converter including a plurality of micro channels and at least one catalytic membrane so as to connect said first gas flow channel and said second gas flow channel;

wherein each flow-guiding portion has at least one micro flow-guiding block, at least one flow-impact recess, and at least one catalytic portion; said micro flow-guiding block guiding a flowing direction of said flow toward said catalytic portion on said flow-impact recess so as to increase a possibility of contacting and reaction with said catalytic portion.

2. The micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each flow-impact recess is substantially formed as rectangular recess, each micro flow-guiding block has two flow-guiding surfaces so as to force a flow moving toward two flow-impact recesses nearby and said flow also be separated apart and moves toward the catalytic portions.

3. The micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a shape of said micro flow-guiding block is selected from triangle, semicircle, trapezoid, ellipse, and polygon.

4. The micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said catalytic portions are selected from at least one of copper, ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , zinc, TiO 2 .

5. The micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of sensors and a plurality of heating elements are disposed on the catalytic portion.

6. The micro reactor having micro flow-guiding blocks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a shape of the flow-impact recess of the flow-guiding portion is selected from curved surfaces, straight recessed surfaces, symmetric corners, and symmetric curves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2010
From: LEE, CHI-YUAN; LEE, SHUO-JEN; WU, CHIN-HUA; WU, GUAN-WEI
To: YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 95138634 A · Oct 19, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090311143A1 · Dec 17, 2009