Apparatus for generating a gas which may be used for startup and shutdown of a fuel cell
Patent
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OSTI ID:1531906
The present invention provides a gas generator that may be used for startup and shutdown of a fuel cell. In one non-limiting embodiment, the gas generator may include a nitrogen generator structured to receive air, extract oxygen (O2) from the air and discharge the balance in the form of a nitrogen-rich gas; a merging chamber structured to receive a hydrocarbon fuel and the nitrogen-rich gas and to discharge a feed mixture containing both the hydrocarbon fuel and the nitrogen-rich gas; and a catalytic reactor structured to receive the feed mixture and to catalytically convert the feed mixture into a reducing gas.
- Research Organization:
- Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc., North Canton, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-06NT42809
- Assignee:
- Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc. (North Canton, OH)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,668,752
- Application Number:
- 12/554,460
- OSTI ID:
- 1531906
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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