Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel processor dewar and methods
- Patent Title (中): 燃料加工器杜瓦瓶和方法
-
Application No.: US11830181Application Date: 2007-07-30
-
Publication No.: US07807130B2Publication Date: 2010-10-05
- Inventor: Ian W. Kaye , Qailmas Khan
- Applicant: Ian W. Kaye , Qailmas Khan
- Applicant Address: US CA Livermore
- Assignee: UltraCell Corporation
- Current Assignee: UltraCell Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Livermore
- Agency: Beyer Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: C01B3/02
- IPC: C01B3/02

Abstract:
Described herein is a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel source. The fuel processor comprises a reformer and burner. The reformer includes a catalyst that facilitates the production of hydrogen from the fuel source. Voluminous reformer chamber designs are provided that increase the amount of catalyst that can be used in a reformer and increase hydrogen output for a given fuel processor size. The burner provides heat to the reformer. One or more burners may be configured to surround a reformer on multiple sides to increase thermal transfer to the reformer. Dewars are also described that increase thermal management of a fuel processor and increase burner efficiency. A dewar includes one or more dewar chambers that receive inlet process gas or liquid before a burner receives the process gas or liquid. The dewar is arranged such that process gas or liquid passing through the dewar chamber intercepts heat generated in the burner before the heat escapes the fuel processor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070294941A1 FUEL PROCESSOR DEWAR AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2007-12-27
Information query