@Article{hmt.8.4,
AUTHOR = {Shihong Zhang
, Fangjing Jia, Rui Zhang},
TITLE = {STUDY ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CATALYTIC COMBUSTION  FURNACE OF NATURAL GAS AND INFLUENCE OF ITS EXHAUST GAS  TO PLANT},
JOURNAL = {Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer},
VOLUME = {8},
YEAR = {2017},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {1--5},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fhmt/v8n1/53524},
ISSN = {2151-8629},
ABSTRACT = {This article discussed the radiation and pollutant emissions characteristics of the catalytic combustion furnace based the combustion of lean natural 
gas-air mixtures in catalytic honeycomb monoliths and the influence of its exhaust gas on schefflera plants growth by means of theory and 
experiments. The radiation efficiency of the monolith alone varied from approximately 20% to 40%. The glazed tiles heated by the catalytic 
combustion furnace are more fine and glossy than that of conventional ones. Schefflera plants in experimental group in a greenhouse filling with 
catalytic combustion exhaust gas. On contrary, schefflera plants in control group stay in indoor environment. The result showed that schefflera plants 
in experimental group grow faster than that in control group, even greener. The content of pollutants in the exhaust gas of furnace and the date of the 
parameter of temperature, humidity and the concentration of CO<sub>2</sub> in greenhouse were measured. Catalytic combustion as a developing technology 
could make the pollutant emissions (CO and NO<sub>X</sub>) to near zero. The exhaust gas with high CO<sub>2</sub> concentration could promote the growth of plants.},
DOI = {10.5098/hmt.8.4}
}