| US 7,578,861 B2 | ||
| Reformer and process for reacting fuel and oxidizer into reformate | ||
| Stefan Kah, Neubrandenburg (Germany); Matthias Jahn, Gauting (Germany); Marco Muehlner, Neubrandenburg (Germany); Andreas Lindermeir, Neubrandenburg (Germany); and Sena Kavurucu, Neubrandenburg (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Enerday GmbH, Stockdorf (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/48,865. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 010 014 (DE), filed on Mar. 01, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0188618 A1, Sep. 01, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01J 8/00 (2006.01); B01J 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 48—127.9 [48/61] | 10 Claims |
| 1. Process for reacting fuel and oxidizer into reformate in a reformer having a reaction zone and at least one additional
reaction zone, the reaction zones having an essentially axially symmetrical arrangement with one reaction zone surrounding
the other, comprising the steps of
supplying fuel and oxidizer to the reaction zone and to at least one additional reaction zone with a main flow direction of
the fuel and oxidizer being essentially axial,
reacting fuel and oxidizer into reformate in each of the reaction zones,
separately adjusting output from each of the reaction zones by adjusting at least one of fuel and oxidizer inputs,
dissipating heat from the reaction zones with a heat exchanger, and
delivering a higher maximum reformer output from an outer one of the reaction zones than from an inner one of the reaction
zones.
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