Reactor for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsAndreas Docter, Bernhard Vogel, Steffen Oliver Wieland
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Abstract
A reactor for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons that allows a reduction of excess-air factor φ during the reforming without resulting in a reduced conversion of the hydrocarbons in an end region of the reaction zone. The reactor includes at least one reaction zone in which is arranged at least one catalyst structure for the reformation so that the educts involved in the reformation are converted while flowing through the reaction zone. A heating device is included for heating the end region of the reaction zone to accelerate the conversion of the hydrocarbons.
Claims11
A reactor for an autothermal reformation of hydrocarbons comprising:
- a reaction zone having an end region and educts flowing through the reaction zone;
- at least one catalyst structure disposed in the reaction zone for converting the educts;
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- a heating device configured to heat the end region for accelerating the converting of the hydrocarbons.
A fuel cell system including a reactor for an autothermal reformation of hydrocarbons, the comprising:
- a reaction zone having an end region and educts flowing through the reaction zone;
- at least one catalyst structure disposed in the reaction zone for converting the educts;
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- a heating device configured to heat the end region for accelerating the converting of the hydrocarbons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.