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US 8,568,934 B2Granted
Mixing system for inerting a gas volume
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsHeinz-Detlef Naeve, Juergen Friedrich Haastert, Lars Frahm
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Abstract
The invention relates to a mixing system for inerting a gas volume. A first exhaust gas that is provided by a fuel cell, and a second exhaust gas that is provided by a hydrogen reformer, can be mixed to form an inert gas mixture. The mixture can be fed into the gas volume for inerting.
Claims12
A mixing system for inerting a gas volume, the system comprising:
- a line arrangement comprising:
- a first supply line;
- a second supply line;
- a distribution line;
- and
- a mixing region for receiving the first and second supply lines and for feeding the distribution line;
- a fuel cell providing at least a first exhaust gas to the mixing region via the first supply line;
- and
- a hydrogen reformer providing at least a second exhaust gas to the mixing region via the second supply line;
- wherein the hydrogen reformer is configured to produce pure hydrogen;
- wherein the mixing region is configured to mix the first exhaust gas and the second exhaust gas therein to form an inert gas mixture;
- and
- wherein the mixing region is connected to the gas volume by the distribution line for providing the inert gas mixture into the gas volume.
10 more elements
A transport device comprising:
- a gas volume;
- a mixing system for inerting the gas volume, the mixing system comprising:
- a line arrangement comprising:
- a first supply line;
- a second supply line;
- a distribution line;
- and
- a mixing region for receiving the first and second supply lines and for feeding the distribution line;
- a fuel cell providing at least a first exhaust gas to the mixing region via the first supply line;
- and
- a hydrogen reformer providing at least a second exhaust gas to the mixing region via the second supply line;
- wherein the hydrogen reformer is configured to produce pure hydrogen;
- wherein the mixing region is configured to mix the first exhaust gas and the second exhaust gas therein to form an inert gas mixture;
- and
- wherein the mixing region is connected to the gas volume by the distribution line for providing the inert gas mixture into the gas volume.
12 more elements
A method for inerting a gas volume, comprising:
- providing a first exhaust gas of a fuel cell via a first supply line to a mixing region;
- providing a second exhaust gas of a hydrogen reformer via a second supply line to the mixing region;
- wherein the hydrogen reformer produces pure hydrogen;
- mixing the first exhaust gas with the second exhaust gas to form an inert gas mixture in the mixing region;
- feeding the inert gas mixture into the gas volume from the mixing region via a distribution line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.