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US 10,329,148 B2Granted
Performance balancing elastomeric hydrogen reactor
AssigneeIntelligent Energy Limited
InventorsJason Stimits, Gaelle Garozzo, Hua Huang, Douglas Knight
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Abstract
A hydrogen producing reactor having a pellet core within a containment vessel. The vessel having an exit nozzle surrounding the pellet. Optionally, one or more elastomeric winding may be placed around the elastomeric or compressing material of the containment vessel; and, a water line to deliver fluid to the pellet. Whereby the containment compresses around the fuel pellet as it is used. Hydrogen and other products produced by the reactor within a cartridge is filtered with a clog-less filter and substantially pure hydrogen is output.
Claims16
A hydrogen producing cartridge comprising:
- a body (11, 12, 13) enclosing:
- a fuel core (22) within an elastomeric containment vessel having an exit nozzle (28) and a containment (27) that surrounds the fuel core;
- a fluid filled flexible container (300) impenetrable to hydrogen;
- a fluid line (30) to deliver fluid to the fuel core;
- a microporous, expanded PTFE (ePTFE) tube (210) having a sealed end (201) and an open end (202) fluidly connected to a valve (310) and comprising:
- a hydrogen clog-less filter (207) around the microporous, expanded ePTFE tube and having an extended filter surface area of at least 10 times more than a traditional filter surrounding the microporous, expanded PTFE tube;
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- a desiccant (204) around the microporous, expanded ePTFE tube;
- wherein fluid delivered to the fuel core via the fluid line urges the core to produce hydrogen via a reaction;
- wherein the hydrogen permeates the microporous ePTFE tube and is delivered to the valve.
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