Category: MicroFire Datasheets

MicroFire™ Datasheet

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Abstract: Rotorcraft using MicroFire™ burns fuel more efficiently and cleanly than standard engines while increasing range and endurance for commercial and military missions. The MicroFire™ gas turbine recuperator increases engine thermal efficiency to improve Specific Fuel Consumption by as much as 40%. Helicopter owners can break-even in 2-4 years.

MircoFire™ Issued Patent

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Abstract: A recuperator for use in transferring heat from gas turbine exhaust gases to compressed air inlet gases before combustion. The recuperator utilizes a plurality (e.g., thousands) of microtubes or micro channels to form a heat exchanger having high effectiveness and low pressure drop while maintaining a low weight. Accordingly, the recuperator presented herein may

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