System and method for the generation of hydrogen fuel product

A device for producing a hydrogen fuel gas, comprising:

• a source of H2 gas;
• a source of an oxidant;
• a combustion chamber connected to the source of hydrogen gas and the source of an oxidant for receiving the hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas source and an oxidant from the oxidant source in a certain proportion to form a fuel mixture, the combustion chamber including an ignition element for igniting the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber;
• a water source arranged to provide water to a region with a heat of combustion byproduct of the ignition of the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber to create steam.
• a catalytic converter section heated by said heat of combustion byproduct, the catalytic converter section including a catalyst being chosen such that, the catalyst, when heated, reacts with a portion of the steam to produce H2.

A system for generating hydrogen gas, comprising:

• an internal combustion engine including a combustion chamber, said combustion chamber configured to receive H2 gas from a source of H2 gas and an oxidant from a source of an oxidant to produce a fuel mixture that, when ignited, produces energy and heat;
• a catalytic converter section containing a catalyst chosen such that the catalyst, when heated, reacts with steam to produce H2, said catalyst being arranged to be heated by heat produced from the ignition of said fuel mixture;
• said catalytic converter section arranged to receive steam from at least one of an output of said combustion chamber and a heat recovery output of the internal combustion engine;
• said catalytic converter having an output, wherein hydrogen gas produced from the reaction of said steam with said catalyst is output from said catalytic converter, with at least a portion of said hydrogen gas provided at the output of said catalytic converter being provided to said combustion chamber for ignition.

A system for generating hydrogen gas, comprising:

• a combustion chamber including an input and an output;
• the input of the combustion chamber receiving a fuel mixture of hydrogen gas and an oxidant in a predetermined ratio;
• the output of the combustion chamber being in fluid communication with an exhaust duct;
• said exhaust duct including a catalytic converter section including a catalyst chosen such that the catalyst, when heated by exhaust, reacts with steam to produce H2;
• said catalytic converter section including a source of steam produced from water exposed to heat produced by the ignition of the fuel gas mixture in the combustion chamber;
• said catalytic converter section having an output, wherein hydrogen gas produced from the reaction of said steam with the heated catalyst is output from said catalytic converter section;
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• at least a portion of said hydrogen gas provided at the output of said catalytic converter section being provided as part of said fuel mixture to said combustion chamber for ignition.