Claims
- 1. A conduit bundle for use within a catalytic reactor, the conduit bundle comprising:a plate capable of defining a peripheral boundary for a single flow channel within a single flow channel catalytic reactor when installed therein; and a plurality of conduits, each conduit having a region with an expanded cross-section, the conduits passing hermetically through the plate and supported one from the other by the expanded cross-sections.
- 2. The conduit bundle of claim 1 wherein each conduit has an outer surface wherein a portion of the outer surface has a catalyst positioned thereon.
- 3. The conduit bundle of claim 1 wherein each conduit has an end and the expanded cross-section is a flare proximate the conduit end.
- 4. The conduit bundle of claim 3 wherein the majority of conduits are cylindrical, except in the area of the flare.
- 5. The conduit bundle of claim 4 wherein the flare has an increasing cross-section in a direction away from the plate.
- 6. The conduit bundle of claim 5 wherein a majority of conduits has a cylindrical portion extending beyond the flare.
- 7. The conduit bundle of claim 6 wherein the support between the conduits having a cylindrical portion is by the cylindrical portion extending beyond the flare.
- 8. A method for using a conduit bundle in a catalytic reactor having a single catalytic flow channel, the method comprising:providing a plurality of conduits, each conduit having a region with an expanded cross-section; providing at least one conduit having an outer surface with a catalyst positioned thereon; providing a plate capable of defining a peripheral boundary of the single catalytic flow channel; hermetically passing the conduits through the plate; and supporting the conduits one from another by the expanded cross-sections.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the conduit has a generally circular cross-section.
- 10. The method of claim 8 including the additional step of oxidizing a fuel in fuel rich proportions in the single catalytic flow channel.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the conduit has a generally circular cross-section.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/909,517 filed Jul. 20, 2001 U.S. Pat. No. 6,394,791, that is a Divisional Application of application Ser. No. 09/527,708, filed Mar. 17, 2000 which has issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,358,040. All of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
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