Abstract:
A FUEL CELL COMPRISING AN ANODIC AND A CATHODIC ELECTRODE FOR CONVERTING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN INTO FUEL ELEMENTS. THE ELECTRODES ARE CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY OR PARTLY COMPRISED OF POLYMERIC METAL-CONTAINING AND/OR METAL-FREE PHTHALOCYANINE, WHICH MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN THE CORE.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for the operation of a gas reformer in conjunction with an internal-combustion engine for the purpose of reducing the pollution of the exhaust gases in which a mixture of fuel and primary air and/or exhaust gas is converted into sootfree reformed gas in the gas reformer in the presence of a catalyst; the reformed gas and secondary air are then supplied to the internal-combustion engine may be recirculated through the gas reformer. From start-up to warm-up to operation under load, fuel is mixed with a decreasing percentage of slightly understochiometric supply of primary air. For operation under load, the primary air is largely replaced by exhaust gas which heats up the mixture fed to the catalyst in the gas reformer. During operation under load, reformed gas is generated as needed by the internal-combustion engine by supplying fuel, exhaust gas and primary air in accordance with the temperature of the catalyst.
Abstract:
Improved apparatus for mixing an oxygen containing gas with a vaporized, gasified or atomized hydrocarbon within the mixing chamber of a gas reforming device in which one or more tubes having discharge openings distributed over the flow cross section of the mixing zone supply the oxygen containing gas and further have attached thereto guide baffles which gradually enlarge the unobstructed flow cross section constricted by the tube or tubes.
Abstract:
An improved gas reformer for generating a gas mixture through the catalytic conversion of a vaporized, gasified or atomized liquid fuel which has been mixed with an oxygen containing gas, in which a plurality of successive reaction stages are provided so that fuel not converted in a first reaction stage is converted in a further, succeeding reaction stage. The oxygen containing gas is mixed with the output of each reaction stage which is to be converted in a further reaction stage and the amount of oxygen in the oxygen containing gas in the mixture provided to each reaction stage is controlled in that reaction stage such that the amount of oxygen in the gas mixture is increased with decreasing temperature.