Fuel cell system with premixing of water miscible hydrocarbon fuel and water

Patent · Tue Apr 29 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5544948

Abens, S G; Keil, W; Farooque, M

A fuel cell system is described which consists of: a fuel cell including an anode for receiving fuel gas and a cathode for receiving oxidant gas; a reformer for receiving a mixture of water and water miscible hydrocarbon fuel for producing the fuel gas from the mixture; a holding tank for holding a supply of the mixture, the holding tank having an inlet section and an outlet; first means coupled to the outlet for delivering the mixture from the holding tank to the reformer; a mixing tank for receiving a water miscible hydrocarbon fuel from a water miscible hydrocarbon fuel supply and for receiving water from a water supply in predetermined volumetric amounts to produce the mixture; and second means for conveying the mixture in the mixing tank to the inlet section of the holding tank.

• Assignee: Energy Research Corp., Danbury, CT
• Patent Number(s): US 4585708
• OSTI ID: 5544948
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300501* -- Fuel Cells-- Design & Development
300503 -- Fuel Cells-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
ANODES
CATHODES
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
FUEL CELLS
HYDROCARBON FUEL CELLS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MIXERS
MIXING
MIXTURES
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDIZERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLUBILITY
STORAGE FACILITIES
WATER
WATER SUPPLY