Reforming of fuel inside fuel cell generator
Patent
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OSTI ID:5041080
In a solid oxide fuel cell generator having individual fuel cells in a refractory container, where the fuel cells generate a partially spent fuel stream and a partially spent oxidant stream, an improved method of reforming a gaseous reformable fuel within the container is described comprising (A) dividing the partially spent fuel stream into two streams, spent fuel steam I and spent fuel stream II; (B) burning spent fuel stream I with the partially spent oxidant stream inside the refractory container to produce an exhaust stream; (C) dividing the exhaust stream into two streams, exhaust stream I and exhaust stream II; (D) venting exhaust stream I: (E) mixing exhaust stream II with spent fuel stream II for form a recycle stream; (F) mixing the recycle stream with the gaseous reformable fuel within the refractory container to form a fuel stream; and (G) supplying the fuel stream to the fuel cells.
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4729931
- OSTI ID:
- 5041080
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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