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US 11,952,275 B1Granted
Methods and systems for distributed reforming of hydrocarbon fuels for enhanced hydrogen production
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsRichard Scenna, Ashwani Gupta
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Abstract
A method for controlling a fuel reformation reaction in a fuel reformation reactor is provided. Furthermore, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, which is configured to store a program for controlling a fuel reformation reaction in a fuel reformation reactor. In addition, a fuel reformation system for controlling a fuel reformation reaction is provided, which includes a fuel reformation reactor and a control unit.
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A method for controlling a fuel reformation reaction in a fuel reformation reactor, the method comprising:
- controlling a first amount of a fuel injected into the fuel reformation reactor;
- controlling a first amount of a steam that is injected into the fuel reformation reactor;
- controlling an amount of an oxygen that is injected into the fuel reformation reactor;
- controlling the temperature of the fuel reformation reactor;
- entraining an amount of heat, a second amount of the steam and an amount of a carbon dioxide into a mixture comprising a second amount of the fuel in the fuel reformation reactor;
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- igniting, in the fuel reformation reactor, a mixture created from the entraining that comprises the amount of heat, the second amount of the steam, the amount of the carbon dioxide, and the second amount of the fuel,
- wherein the fuel comprises a hydrocarbon fuel and
- wherein the fuel reformation reaction is a non-catalytic reaction.
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