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US 8,882,863 B2Granted
Fuel reformulation systems
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsDean Modroukas, Jason S. Tyll, John C. Leylegian, Florin Girlea, Richard Perlman
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Abstract
A fuel reformulation system for an engine comprising an annular body for a flow of fluids therethrough connected to the engine, a source of fuel for flowing through at least a portion of the annular body, and a catalytic member connected to the annular body for the flow of any fluids thereacross from the annular body.
Claims27
A fuel reformulation system, comprising:
- a fuel source;
- an annular body operatively connected to an engine and comprising:
- an air inlet upstream of an outlet of the fuel source and configured to receive air separate from fuel from the fuel source;
- a mixing section downstream of the air inlet and the outlet of the fuel source, the mixing section positioned and configured to produce a fuel and air mixture from the air and the fuel;
- and
- at least one screen member downstream of the mixing section and comprising a catalytic material positioned and formulated to convert a portion of the fuel and air mixture into hydrogen gas;
- and
- A heating apparatus limited to an exterior portion of the mixing section of the annular body upstream of the at least one screen member.
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A fuel reformulation system, comprising:
- a fuel source;
- an annular body located within an engine and comprising:
- an air inlet upstream of an outlet of the fuel source and configured to receive air separate from fuel from the fuel source;
- a mixing section downstream of the air inlet and the outlet of the fuel source, the mixing section positioned and configured and positioned to produce a fuel and air mixture from the air and the fuel;
- and
- at least one screen member downstream of the mixing section and comprising a catalytic material positioned and formulated to convert a portion of the fuel and air mixture into hydrogen gas;
- and
- A heating apparatus limited to an exterior portion of the mixing section of the annular body upstream of the at least one screen member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.