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Afterburner device and method for operating an afterburner device

US7762806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Guenter Hoenig · Ditzingen, DE
Frank Miller · Ilsfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2003
Grant date	Jul 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An afterburner device and a method for operating an afterburner device, especially for chemical reformers for obtaining hydrogen, for making heat available from fuels and/or residual gases from a reforming process and/or a fuel cell process. In this context, heat is supplied in a controlled manner from recirculated combustion gases to a first housing and/or a combustion chamber situated in it and at least in part filled with heat resistant, open-pored foamed ceramics. The regulation takes place, for instance, based on a temperature recorded in the combustion chamber using an infrared light measurement.

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