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US 12,486,166 B2Granted
Fuel reforming apparatus for higher efficiency reforming
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDong Seok Ko
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Abstract
A fuel reforming apparatus includes a pre-reformer that converts a fuel gas to methane by bringing the fuel gas into a reaction with water, a reformer that generates a mixture gas including hydrogen by bringing the fuel gas pre-reformed by the pre-reformer into a reaction with the water, a reformer burner that supplies heat to the reformer, and an exhaust gas supply line that causes an exhaust gas discharged from the reformer burner to be supplied to the pre-reformer as a heat source for the reaction of the pre-reformer.
Claims6
A fuel reforming apparatus comprising:
- a pre-reformer configured to convert a fuel gas to methane by bringing the fuel gas into a reaction with water;
- a reformer configured to generate a mixture gas including hydrogen by bringing the fuel gas pre-reformed by the pre-reformer into a reaction with the water;
- a reformer burner configured to supply heat to the reformer;
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- an exhaust gas supply line configured to cause an exhaust gas discharged from the reformer burner to be supplied to the pre-reformer as a heat source for the reaction of the pre-reformer;
- a first discharge line configured to discharge an exhaust gas generated by the pre-reformer;
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- a second discharge line branched from the exhaust gas supply line and connected to the first discharge line such that the exhaust gas generated by the reformer burner is exhausted.
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