Shift reactor for direct fuel cell hydrogen system

Patent · Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1490024

Jahnke, Fred C.; Lambrech, Matthew

A multi-stage shift reactor includes a vessel having an inner chamber configured to contain a first shift catalyst, the first shift catalyst configured to receive anode exhaust gas form a fuel cell and to output a first shifted gas, and an outer chamber annularly disposed about the inner chamber and configured to contain a second shift catalyst, the second shift catalyst configured to receive the first shifted gas and output a second shifted gas. The shift reactor further includes a water injection port downstream from the inner chamber and packing between the water injection port and the outer chamber, the packing configured to prevent liquid water from passing therethrough.

• Research Organization: FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EE0003679
• Assignee: FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT)
• Patent Number(s): 10,109,874
• Application Number: 15/344,107
• OSTI ID: 1490024
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2016 Nov 04
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION