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Fuel cell system combustor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:873736
 [1]
  1. Rochester, NY
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A fuel cell system including a fuel reformer heated by a catalytic combustor fired by anode and cathode effluents. The combustor includes a turbulator section at its input end for intimately mixing the anode and cathode effluents before they contact the combustors primary catalyst bed. The turbulator comprises at least one porous bed of mixing media that provides a tortuous path therethrough for creating turbulent flow and intimate mixing of the anode and cathode effluents therein.
Research Organization:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-90CH10435
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
Patent Number(s):
US 6232005
OSTI ID:
873736
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

A Porous Media Burner for Reforming Methanol for Fuel Cell Powered Electric Vehicles conference February 1995
Catalytic Combustion for Gas Turbine Applications
  • Krill, W. V.; Kesselring, J. P.; Chu, E. K.
  • ASME 1979 International Gas Turbine Conference and Exhibit and Solar Energy Conference, Volume 1B: Gas Turbines https://doi.org/10.1115/79-GT-188
conference April 2015
The Advanced Low-Emissions Catalytic-Combustor Program: Phase I — Description and Status conference April 2015

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