Flow translocator
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06615872B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09897335

    申请日:2001-07-03

    IPC分类号: B01F506

    摘要: A flow translocator disposed within a conduit for transferring and separating laminar fluid flow during translocation of the fluid core to the outer perimeter of the conduit and the outer perimeter flow to the center of the conduit. The flow translocator includes a disk disposed transverse the length of a conduit and having an outer profile conforming to the inner profile of a conduit to form a sealed fit. Arrays of slots extend about the disk for simultaneously directing the fluid core to the inner profile of a conduit and the outer perimeter flow toward the fluid core. The slots are staggered to maintain separation of the fluid core and the outer perimeter fluid during translocation.

    Reformate preheat of ATR reactants
    3.
    发明授权
    Reformate preheat of ATR reactants 失效
    改变ATR反应物的预热

    公开(公告)号:US06544494B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-08

    申请号:US09853400

    申请日:2001-05-14

    IPC分类号: C01B324

    摘要: Method of operating an autothermal reformer (ATR) to produce a high temperature reformate including preheating steam and air inputs to the ATR with heat from the reformate. The steam is heated by the reformate, and the air is then heated by the steam. There is no direct heat exchange between the reformate and the air. In the heat exchangers effecting the heat transfer, the steam is kept at a higher pressure that both the reformate and the air.

    摘要翻译: 操作自热重整器(ATR)以产生高温重整产物的方法,其包括用来自重整产品的热量预热蒸汽和空气输入到ATR。 蒸汽被重整产物加热,然后通过蒸汽加热空气。 改革和空气之间没有直接的热交换。 在实现热传递的热交换器中,蒸汽保持在更高的压力下,同时重整产物和空气。

    Humidification control during shutdown of a fuel cell system
    8.
    发明授权
    Humidification control during shutdown of a fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统停机时的加湿控制

    公开(公告)号:US08168343B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12184776

    申请日:2008-08-01

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A process for controlling the length of a purge and the purge rate of a fuel cell stack at system shut-down so as to provide the desired amount of stack humidity. The membrane humidification is measured at system shut-down by a high frequency resistance sensor that detects membrane humidification and provides the measurement to a controller. The controller controls the compressor that provides cathode input air to the fuel cell stack so that the time of the purge and the flow rate of the purge provide a desired membrane humidity for the next start-up.

    摘要翻译: 用于在系统关闭时控制净化长度和燃料电池堆的吹扫速率以提供所需量的堆积湿度的方法。 通过检测膜加湿的高频电阻传感器在系统关闭时测量膜加湿,并向控制器提供测量。 控制器控制向燃料电池堆提供阴极输入空气的压缩机,使得净化时间和吹扫流量为下次启动提供期望的膜湿度。

    Cooking utensil with improved heat retention
    10.
    发明授权
    Cooking utensil with improved heat retention 失效
    具有改善保温性能的炊具

    公开(公告)号:US5643485A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-01

    申请号:US343081

    申请日:1994-11-21

    摘要: A cooking utensil with improved heat retention includes an inner pot received within an outer pot and separated in a closely spaced-apart relationship to form a volume or chamber therebetween. The chamber is evacuated and sealed with foil leaves at the upper edges of the inner and outer pot. The vacuum created between the inner and outer pot, along with the minimum of thermal contact between the inner and outer pot, and the reduced radiative heat transfer due to low emissivity coatings on the inner and outer pot, provide for a highly insulated cooking utensil. Any combination of a plurality of mechanisms for selectively disabling and re-enabling the insulating properties of the pot are provided within the chamber. These mechanisms may include: a hydrogen gas producing and reabsorbing device such as a metal hydride, a plurality of metal contacts which can be adjusted to bridge the gap between the inner and outer pot, and a plurality of bimetallic switches which can selectively bridge the gap between the inner and outer pot. In addition, phase change materials with superior heat retention characteristics may be provided within the cooking utensil. Further, automatic and programmable control of the cooking utensil can be provided through a microprocessor and associated hardware for controlling the vacuum disable/enable mechanisms to automatically cook and save food.

    摘要翻译: 具有改进的保温性的烹饪器具包括容纳在外锅内并以彼此间隔开的关系分开的内锅,以在它们之间形成体积或室。 室内抽真空并在内锅和外锅的上边缘用箔叶密封。 在内罐和外锅之间产生的真空以及内罐和外罐之间的最小热接触以及由于内罐和外罐上的低发射率涂层而减少的辐射热传递提供了高度绝缘的烹饪器具。 在室内提供用于选择性地禁用和重新启用罐的绝缘性质的多个机构的任何组合。 这些机构可以包括:氢气生成和再吸收装置,例如金属氢化物,可以调节以跨越内锅和外罐之间的间隙的多个金属触点,以及多个双金属开关,其可以选择性地桥接间隙 内锅和外锅之间。 此外,可以在炊具内提供具有优异保温特性的相变材料。 此外,可以通过微处理器和相关联的硬件来提供烹饪器具的自动和可编程控制,以控制真空禁用/启用机构以自动烹饪和保存食物。