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The present invention is a method, and an apparatus for practicing the method, that creates a product stream and a heat of reaction from a fuel-rich fuel/air mixture and then contacts the product stream with a sufficient quantity of additional air to completely combust all of the fuel, to which air

The present invention is a method, and an apparatus for practicing the method, that creates a product stream and a heat of reaction from a fuel-rich fuel/air mixture and then contacts the product stream with a sufficient quantity of additional air to completely combust all of the fuel, to which air a portion of the heat of reaction has been transferred.

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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; anda plurality of conduits, each conduit having a region with an ex

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; anda 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; andsupporting 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.