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AssigneeNuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
InventorsLawrence G. Clawson, Matthew H. Dorson, William L. Mitchell, Brian J. Nowicki, Johannes Thijssen, Robert Davis, Christopher Papile, Jennifer W. Rumsey, Nathan Longo, James C. Cross, III, Vincent Rizzo, Gunther Kleeburg, Michael Rindone, Stephen G. Block, Maria Sun, Brian D. Morriseau, Mark R. Hagan, Brian Bowers
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A hydrocarbon reformer system including a first reactor configured to generate hydrogen-rich reformate by carrying out at least one of a non-catalytic thermal partial oxidation, a catalytic partial oxidation, a steam reforming, and any combinations thereof, a second reactor in fluid communication with the first reactor to receive the hydrogen-rich reformate, and having a catalyst for promoting a water gas shift reaction in the hydrogen-rich reformate, and a heat exchanger having a first mass of two-phase water therein and configured to exchange heat between the two-phase water and the hydrogen-rich reformate in the second reactor, the heat exchanger being in fluid communication with the first reactor so as to supply steam to the first reactor as a reactant is disclosed. The disclosed reformer includes an auxiliary reactor configured to generate heated water/steam and being in fluid communication with the heat exchanger of the second reactor to supply the heated water/steam to the heat exchanger.
A high-efficiency system for reaction reforming hydrocarbon fuel to generate hydrogen-rich reformate gas for use in an associated fuel cell, the system comprising:
A high-efficiency system for reaction reforming hydrocarbon fuel to generate hydrogen-rich reformate gas for use in an associated fuel cell, the system comprising:
A high-efficiency system for reaction reforming hydrocarbon fuel to generate hydrogen-rich reformate gas for use in an associated fuel cell, the system comprising:
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