Fuel reforming system of a fuel cell
US7153333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a reforming reactor (31), a partial oxidation reaction is performed between a hydrocarbon fuel and air, and in a mixer (32), water is injected into hot gas heated by the partial oxidation reaction to vaporize the water, and the vaporized water is mixed with the hot gas. In a shift reactor (33), the vaporized water is made to undergo a shift reaction with the hot gas. In this way, a device for promoting vaporization of the water or a complex fuel injection device is not required.
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