Evaporator
AssigneeBallard Power Systems Inc.
InventorsRoland Cwik, Andreas Ebert, Oskar Lamla, Martin Schuessler, Tomas Stefanovski
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Abstract
A device for evaporating liquids includes a porous, thermally conductive evaporation body, which contains a catalyst material on one surface, while the evaporation body is gas-impermeable on the opposite surface. Liquid which is to be evaporated and, if appropriate an additional fuel, can be fed to the evaporation body. The heat of evaporation required is provided by an exothermic reaction of the liquid or with a gaseous oxidizing agent at the catalyst material.
Claims6
A device for evaporating liquids comprising a porous, thermally-conductive evaporation body containing a catalyst material and having a gas-impermeable surface, said evaporation body being disposed in use to accept feeding thereto of a liquid to be vaporized such that the liquid flows from an upper region of the evaporator body into a lower region of the evaporator body under the force of gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.