Fuel cell system with combustor-heated reformer
Abstract
A fuel cell system including a fuel reformer heated by a catalytic combustor fired by anode effluent and/or fuel from a liquid fuel supply providing fuel for the fuel cell. The combustor includes a vaporizer section heated by the combustor exhaust gases for vaporizing the fuel before feeding it into the combustor. Cathode effluent is used as the principle oxidant for the combustor.
- Inventors:
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- Rochester, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873043
- Patent Number(s):
- 6077620
- Assignee:
- General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-90CH10435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; combustor-heated; reformer; including; heated; catalytic; combustor; fired; anode; effluent; liquid; supply; providing; vaporizer; section; exhaust; gases; vaporizing; feeding; cathode; principle; oxidant; catalytic combustor; fuel cell; fuel supply; exhaust gases; liquid fuel; exhaust gas; fuel reformer; providing fuel; reformer heated; combustor fired; supply providing; cathode effluent; /429/
Citation Formats
Pettit, William Henry. Fuel cell system with combustor-heated reformer. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Pettit, William Henry. Fuel cell system with combustor-heated reformer. United States.
Pettit, William Henry. Sat .
"Fuel cell system with combustor-heated reformer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873043.
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year = {2000},
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