公开(公告)号：US6033793A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-07

申请号：US32625

申请日：1998-02-27

申请人： Richard R. Woods ,  Leonard Greiner ,  David Moard

发明人： Richard R. Woods ,  Leonard Greiner ,  David Moard

IPC分类号： F23D11/00 ,  F02P13/00 ,  F23D11/44 ,  F23D14/22 ,  F23Q3/00 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/14 ,  H01M8/24 ,  B01D53/22 ,  C25B1/02 ,  F02P1/00

CPC分类号： F23D11/443 ,  F23D14/22 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/247 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  H01M2300/0051 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  Y02E60/526 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： An integrated power module for generating thermal and electrical power is provided within a housing which includes inlets for fuel and for air, a reformer chamber, a fuel cell stack, and a combustion chamber. Oxygen-containing gas, such as air, is introduced into the module along a path in one direction in heat exchange relationship with reaction products produced in the reaction chamber traveling in an adjacent path, preferably in an opposite direction, to preheat the incoming oxygen-containing gas. A nozzle having an injector for the fuel and for the oxygen-containing gas delivers these gases to the interior of the reformer chamber, where ignition is supplied by a suitable device. The reaction products from the reformer chamber are fed to a fuel cell which will consume certain of the reaction products, such as hydrogen gas, with oxygen provided from the reaction chamber acting as an oxidizing gas. Exchange between a cathode and an anode will effect the generation of current, as well as the production of water, which normally will be absorbed as steam and passed from the fuel cell. The current generated by the fuel cell can be delivered externally to a user, while hydrogen may be combusted downstream in the combustion chamber to provide an added thermal energy source for heating. In alternate embodiments of the power module, the fuel cell is used as a shift reactor and hydrogen purification device. The primary product of this module is purified hydrogen gas, in additional to heat.

摘要翻译： 在包括用于燃料和空气的入口，重整器室，燃料电池堆和燃烧室的壳体内设置有用于产生热和电力的集成电力模块。 含氧气体，例如空气，沿着与反应室中产生的反应产物在相邻路径中优选相反方向上产生的反应产物在一个方向上的路径被引入到模块中，以预热进入的氧气 - 含气。 具有用于燃料和含氧气体的喷射器的喷嘴将这些气体输送到重整器室的内部，其中点火由合适的装置供应。 来自重整器室的反应产物进料到燃料电池中，该燃料电池将消耗某些反应产物，例如氢气，用作为氧化气体的反应室提供的氧气。 阴极和阳极之间的交换将影响电流的产生以及水的产生，这通常将作为蒸汽吸收并从燃料电池通过。 由燃料电池产生的电流可以向外部输送给用户，而氢气可以在燃烧室的下游燃烧，以提供加热用的热能源。 在功率模块的替代实施例中，燃料电池用作变换反应器和氢气净化装置。 该模块的主要产品是除了热量之外的纯化氢气。

公开(公告)号：US5299536A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-05

申请号：US997450

申请日：1992-12-28

申请人： David Moard ,  Leonard Greiner

发明人： David Moard ,  Leonard Greiner

IPC分类号： C01B3/36 ,  F02B1/04 ,  F02B43/10 ,  F02M25/12 ,  F02B43/08

CPC分类号： C01B3/363 ,  F02B43/10 ,  F02M25/12 ,  F02B1/04 ,  Y02P20/129 ,  Y02T10/121 ,  Y02T10/32 ,  Y10S123/12

摘要： Apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing engine nitrogen oxide emissions by mixing hydrogen prepared from a portion of engine fuel within a simple burner. The apparatus includes a burner having an internal combustion chamber for receiving either a portion of gaseous fuel or liquid fuel for mixture with air and subsequent ignition by a spark plug. A mixing chamber is included having a series of baffles against which injected air and fuel vapor impinge causing thorough and complete air/fuel blending into a mixture subsequently ignited and burned, and then discharged into the combustion chamber of the engine itself. A preheating arrangement is provided for raising the temperature of the air/fuel mixture via a heat exchanging process with the combusted gases in the combustion chamber.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于通过将简单燃烧器中的一部分发动机燃料制备的氢混合来减少发动机氮氧化物排放的装置。 该装置包括一个燃烧器，该燃烧器具有用于接收一部分气体燃料或液体燃料以与空气混合并随后通过火花塞点火的内部燃烧室。 包括混合室，其具有一系列挡板，喷射的空气和燃料蒸气撞击，导致彻底和完整的空气/燃料混合到混合物中，随后点燃和燃烧，然后排放到发动机本身的燃烧室中。 提供了预热装置，用于通过与燃烧室中的燃烧气体的热交换过程来提高空气/燃料混合物的温度。

公开(公告)号：US5441546A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-15

申请号：US148472

申请日：1993-11-08

申请人： David Moard ,  Leonard Greiner

发明人： David Moard ,  Leonard Greiner

IPC分类号： F02C7/224 ,  C10G9/04 ,  F02B3/06 ,  F02B47/02 ,  F02C7/232 ,  F02M25/12 ,  F02M33/00 ,  F02M53/02 ,  F23C6/04 ,  F23C99/00 ,  F23D14/22 ,  F23D14/66 ,  F23L7/00 ,  F23R3/28

CPC分类号： F23C6/04 ,  F02B47/02 ,  F02M25/0225 ,  F02M25/12 ,  F02M53/02 ,  F23D14/22 ,  F23D14/66 ,  F23L7/002 ,  F02B3/06 ,  Y02E20/348 ,  Y02T10/121

摘要： Apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing engine nitrogen oxide emissions by mixing hydrogen prepared from a portion or all of engine fuel within a simple burner. The apparatus includes an insulated burner having an internal combustion chamber for receiving either a portion of or all the gaseous fuel or liquid fuel for mixture with air and subsequent ignition by a spark plug. The chamber is within a feed preheater assembly. A mixing chamber is included having a series of baffles against which injected air and fuel vapor impinge causing thorough and complete air/fuel blending into a mixture subsequently ignited and burned, and then discharged into the combustion chamber of the engine itself. The pre-heating assembly raises the temperature of the incoming air/fuel mixture via a heat exchanging process with post combusted gases from the combustion chamber. The apparatus improves operability and performs by conserving energy by insulating the total burner, placing the burner section within the feed preheater assembly, and locating the feed mixture flow of the preheater adjacent to the outer insulation; and hydrogen output may be increased by reaction between carbon monoxide and water produced by the main reaction or added separately.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于通过将由一部分或全部发动机燃料制备的氢混合在简单燃烧器内来减少发动机氮氧化物排放的装置。 该设备包括具有内燃室的绝热燃烧器，该内燃室用于接收气体燃料或液体燃料的一部分或全部与空气混合并随后通过火花塞点火。 腔室在进料预热器组件内。 包括混合室，其具有一系列挡板，喷射的空气和燃料蒸气撞击，导致彻底和完整的空气/燃料混合到混合物中，随后点燃和燃烧，然后排放到发动机本身的燃烧室中。 预热组件通过与来自燃烧室的后燃烧气体的热交换过程来提高进入的空气/燃料混合物的温度。 该设备通过绝缘总燃烧器，将燃烧器部分放置在进料预热器组件内，并将预热器的进料混合物流定位在外绝缘体附近，从而提高可操作性并执行节能; 并且通过主反应产生的一氧化碳和水之间的反应或单独加入，氢输出可能增加。