Method and apparatus for providing a hydrogen enriched fuel to combustion prechamber
US6739289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a hydrogen enriched fuel to a combustion prechamber. The method and apparatus includes reforming a quantity of fuel to produce a hydrogen enriched fuel, delivering the reformed fuel to the combustion prechamber, and combining the hydrogen enriched fuel with a fuel/air mixture to less than stoichiometric.
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