Method and system for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel for use in a fuel cell power plant
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel for use in a fuel cell power plant 失效
    用于燃料电池发电厂的用于汽油或柴油的脱硫方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06610265B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-26

    申请号:US10042015

    申请日:2002-01-10

    IPC分类号: B01J1900

    摘要: A fuel processing system is operative to remove substantially all of the sulfur present in a logistic fuel stock supply. The fuel stock can be gasoline, diesel fuel, or other like fuels which contain relatively high levels of organic sulfur compounds such as mercaptans, sulfides, disulfides, and the like. The system is a part of a fuel cell power plant. The fuel stock supply is fed through a reformer where the fuel is converted to a hydrogen rich fuel which contains hydrogen sulfide. The hydrogen sulfide-containg reformer exhaust is passed through a sulfur scrubber, to which is added a small quantity of air, which scrubber removes substantially all of the sulfur in the exhaust stream by means of the Claus reaction. The desulfurizing step causes sulfur to deposit on the scrubber bed, which after a period of time, will prevent further sulfur from being removed from the reformer exhaust stream. The sulfur scrubber station is rejuvenated by passing a gas stream containing a relatively small amount (about 1% by volume) of carbon monoxide. The carbon monoxide is converted to carbonyl sulfide which is then burned in power plant burner so as to form sulfur dioxide in the power plant exhaust stream.

    摘要翻译: 燃料处理系统可操作以基本上除去物流燃料原料供应中存在的所有硫。 燃料原料可以是含有比较高含量的有机硫化合物如硫醇,硫化物,二硫化物等的汽油,柴油燃料或其他类似的燃料。 该系统是燃料电池发电厂的一部分。 燃料库存供应通过重整器进料,其中燃料转化为含有硫化氢的富氢燃料。 含硫化氢的重整器排气通过硫洗涤器,向其中加入少量空气,该洗涤器通过克劳斯反应基本上除去废气流中的所有硫。 脱硫步骤使硫沉积在洗涤床上,洗涤床在一段时间之后将防止进一步的硫从重整器废气流中移出。 通过使含有相对少量(约1体积%)的一氧化碳的气流通过硫洗涤塔来恢复。 将一氧化碳转化为硫化羰,然后在发电厂燃烧器中燃烧,从而在发电厂废气流中形成二氧化硫。

    Fuel treatment apparatus for fuel cells
    3.
    发明授权
    Fuel treatment apparatus for fuel cells 失效
    燃料电池燃料处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US4976747A

    公开(公告)日:1990-12-11

    申请号:US419880

    申请日:1989-10-10

    IPC分类号: C01B3/36 C01B3/38 H01M8/06

    CPC分类号: H01M8/0612 H01M8/0662

    摘要: An oxidizer (12) receives cool fresh fuel (10) and hot recycle fuel (14). The recycle fuel is mixed with only a portion of the fresh fuel in the catalytic bed (16). The remaining fresh fuel is progressively added within the bed. High temperature is achieved for local ignition. The exothermic reaction heats the later mixed fuel to the ignition temperature.

    摘要翻译: 氧化剂(12)接收冷的新鲜燃料(10)和热循环燃料(14)。 再循环燃料与催化床(16)中仅一部分新鲜燃料混合。 剩余的新鲜燃料逐渐加入床内。 实现局部点火的高温。 放热反应将后来的混合燃料加热到点火温度。

    Reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant
    4.
    发明授权
    Reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant 有权
    改革燃料电池发电厂的燃料处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US06376114B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-23

    申请号:US09583824

    申请日:2000-05-30

    IPC分类号: H01M806

    摘要: The invention is a reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant that includes at least one fuel cell for generating electricity from process oxidant and reducing fluid reactant streams; fuel processing components including a steam supply and a reformer for producing a hydrogen enriched reformate fuel for the fuel cell from a hydrocarbon fuel; and, an ammonia removal apparatus that treats the reformate fuel to make it appropriate for supplying hydrogen to an anode electrode of the fuel cell. The ammonia removal apparatus may be a disposable ammonia scrubber, an ammonia scrubbing cool water bed and an ammonia stripping warm water bed, a pair of first and second regenerable scrubbers, or a single regenerable ammonia scrubber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是用于燃料电池发电厂的重整燃料处理系统,其包括至少一个用于从工艺氧化剂发电和减少流体反应物流的燃料电池; 燃料处理部件,包括蒸汽源和重整器,用于从烃燃料生产用于燃料电池的富氢重整油燃料; 以及处理重整燃料使其适合于向燃料电池的阳极供给氢的氨去除装置。 氨去除装置可以是一次性氨洗涤器,氨洗涤冷水床和氨汽提温水床,一对第一和第二可再生洗涤器或单个可再生氨洗涤器。

    Inhibition of carbon deposition on fuel gas steam reformer walls
    7.
    发明授权
    Inhibition of carbon deposition on fuel gas steam reformer walls 有权
    抑制燃料气体蒸汽重整器壁上的碳沉积

    公开(公告)号:US6120926A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-19

    申请号:US190856

    申请日:1998-11-10

    摘要: A fuel gas reformer assembly for use in a fuel cell power plant includes fuel gas passages, some of which contain a particulate alumina packing in which a vaporized steam-hydrocarbon fuel stream mixture is heated. The walls of the fuel gas passages are provided with an alumina coating which protects the walls of the passages from corrosion. The alumina coating of the walls, and alumina packing are both overlain by an alkaline earth metal oxide layer, such as a calcium oxide layer, that acts to limit carbon build-up on the surfaces of the coated passage walls. Limiting of carbon build-up in the reformer passages prevents premature clogging of the passages. The carbon build-up-limiting layer is formed on components of the reformer passages by applying a water-based slurry of alkaline earth metal compounds to the reformer passage surfaces, and then drying the slurry so as to solidify it. The formation of the desired crystalline phase of the coating occurs in situ on the coated passage surfaces during initial operation of the reformer. The coated packing material is operative to convert any free carbon remaining in the gas stream to carbon dioxide, or carbon monoxide, thereby further limiting carbon deposition in the assembly.

    摘要翻译: 用于燃料电池发电厂的燃料气体重整器组件包括燃料气体通道,其中一些气体通道包含其中蒸发的蒸汽 - 烃燃料流混合物被加热的颗粒氧化铝填料。 燃料气体通道的壁设置有氧化铝涂层,其保护通道的壁免受腐蚀。 壁的氧化铝涂层和氧化铝填料都被诸如氧化钙层的碱土金属氧化物层覆盖,其用于限制在涂覆的通道壁的表面上积聚碳。 在重整器通道中限制碳积累可以防止通道过早堵塞。 通过将碱土金属化合物的水性浆料施加到重整器通道表面上,在重整器通道的部件上形成碳积聚限制层,然后干燥该浆料以使其固化。 在重整器的初始操作期间,涂层的所需结晶相的形成在涂覆的通道表面上原位发生。 涂覆的包装材料可操作以将残留在气流中的任何游离碳转化为二氧化碳或一氧化碳,从而进一步限制组件中的碳沉积。

    Electrolyte vapor condenser
    8.
    发明授权
    Electrolyte vapor condenser 失效
    电解液蒸汽冷凝器

    公开(公告)号:US4372759A

    公开(公告)日:1983-02-08

    申请号:US297481

    申请日:1981-08-28

    摘要: A system is disclosed for removing electrolyte from a fuel cell gas stream. The gas stream containing electrolyte vapor is supercooled utilizing conventional heat exchangers and the thus supercooled gas stream is passed over high surface area passive condensers. The condensed electrolyte is then drained from the condenser and the remainder of the gas stream passed on. The system is particularly useful for electrolytes such as phosphoric acid and molten carbonate, but can be used for other electrolyte cells and simple vapor separation as well.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于从燃料电池气流中除去电解质的系统。 含有电解质蒸气的气流是利用传统的热交换器进行过冷的,因而过冷气体流过高表面积的被动冷凝器。 然后将冷凝的电解质从冷凝器中排出,并且气流的其余部分通过。 该系统对于电解质如磷酸和熔融碳酸盐特别有用,但也可用于其它电解质电池和简单的蒸气分离。

    Compact multi-tube catalytic reaction apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Compact multi-tube catalytic reaction apparatus 失效
    紧凑型多管催化反应装置

    公开(公告)号:US4098587A

    公开(公告)日:1978-07-04

    申请号:US827803

    申请日:1977-08-25

    摘要: Compact reaction apparatus, such as for steam reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock to produce hydrogen, includes a plurality of reactor tubes disposed within a furnace. A portion of each reactor extends into the burner cavity or combustion volume of the furnace. Baffles, such as sleeves, are disposed around these portions of the reactor tubes to shield the tubes from excessive radiant heat from the wall of the burner cavity and to more evenly distribute heat among and around all of the reactors. These baffles permit the reactor tubes to be closely packed within the furnace and reduce temperature differences between the tubes.

    摘要翻译: 诸如用于蒸汽重整烃原料以产生氢的紧凑反应装置包括设置在炉内的多个反应器管。 每个反应器的一部分延伸到炉的燃烧器腔或燃烧体积中。 诸如套管的挡板被布置在反应器管的这些部分周围,以屏蔽管子免受来自燃烧器腔壁的过度辐射热,并且在所有反应器之间和周围更均匀地分布热量。 这些挡板允许反应器管紧密地包装在炉内并减少管之间的温度差。

    Shift converter
    10.
    发明授权
    Shift converter 失效
    移位转换器

    公开(公告)号:US06306354B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-23

    申请号:US08651160

    申请日:1996-05-17

    IPC分类号: F28D704

    摘要: A fuel cell power plant, generally, has a fuel cell stack for electrochemically converting a hydrocarbon fuel into electricity. In order for the hydrocarbon fuel to be used by the fuel cell stack, it must be steam reformed into a hydrogen-rich process gas. This process gas has a carbon monoxide level that would be detrimental to the fuel cell stack, so the process gas is passed through a shift converter to decrease the carbon monoxide level therein prior to feeding the process gas to the fuel cell stack. In order to decrease the level of carbon monoxide without the need to increase the size of the shift converter catalyst bed, or lower the temperature of the process gas as it enters the shift converter to an undesirably low temperature, the shift converter design that utilizes an upstream adiabatic zone and a downstream actively cooled zone. The actively cooled zone is cooled by a pressurized water coolant which boils as it cools the process gas stream. The coolant entering the shift converter is essentially a single phase water stream, and the coolant exiting the shift converter is a two phase water-steam mixture.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池发电厂通常具有用于将碳氢化合物燃料电化学转化成电的燃料电池堆。 为了使燃料电池堆使用碳氢化合物燃料,必须将其蒸汽重整成富氢处理气体。 该工艺气体具有对燃料电池堆不利的一氧化碳水平,因此在将工艺气体供给燃料电池堆之前,工艺气体通过变换器以降低其中的一氧化碳水平。 为了降低一氧化碳的水平,而不需要增加变换催化剂床的尺寸,或者当工艺气体进入转换器到不期望的低温时,其温度降低,使用 上游绝热带和下游主动冷却区。 主动冷却区域被加压的水冷却剂冷却,其在冷却工艺气体流时沸腾。 进入换档转换器的冷却剂基本上是单相水流,离开换档转换器的冷却剂是两相水蒸气混合物。