Slab reformer

Patent · Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:864867

Spurrier, Francis R ^[1]; DeZubay, Egon A ^[2]; Murray, Alexander P ^[3]; Vidt, Edward J ^[4]

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1. Whitehall, PA
2. Mt. Lebanon, PA
3. Murrysville, PA
4. Churchill, PA

Slab-shaped high efficiency catalytic reformer configurations particularly useful for generation of fuels to be used in fuel cell based generation systems. A plurality of structures forming a generally rectangular peripheral envelope are spaced about one another to form annular regions, an interior annular region containing a catalytic bed and being regeneratively heated on one side by a hot comubstion gas and on the other side by the gaseous products of the reformation. An integrally mounted combustor is cooled by impingement of incoming oxidant.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78ET11300
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4430304
• Application Number: 06/321,131
• OSTI ID: 864867
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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