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CFD Analysis on a Vortex Enhanced CVD Reactor Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Kazunori Kuwana ,
Rodney Andrews ,
Eric A. Grulke  and
Kozo Saito
Kazunori Kuwana
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Rodney Andrews
Affiliation:
Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Eric A. Grulke
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Kozo Saito
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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Abstract

To enhance the yield of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), a vortex enhanced CVD reactor (VECVD) design has more advantage over the conventional straight tube CVD. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code was applied to analyze heat and mass transfer processes to compare the conventional CVD design performance with a new type. The calculation showed that VECVD has a stronger and more uniform circulation along the reactor than the conventional CVD design.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 706: Symposium Z – Making Functional Materials with Nanotubes , 2001 , Z3.12.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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