Compact fuel processor for producing a hydrogen rich gas
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Jun 9, 2009
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Nov 16, 2006
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Jul 19, 2006
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Abstract
A multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis. Each module includes a shell having an interior space defining a passageway for the flow of gas from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell opposite the first end, and a processing core being contained within the interior space for effecting a chemical, thermal, or physical change to a gas stream passing axially through the module. The multi-step process includes: providing a fuel processor having a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis; and feeding the hydrocarbon fuel successively through each of the modules in an axial direction through the tubular reactor to produce the hydrogen rich gas.
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TEXACO INC | 2000 WESTCHESTER AVE ALTERNATE ENERGY & RESOURCES DEPT WHITE PLAINS NY 10650 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Krause, Curtis L | Houston, US | 28 | 251 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 251 | |||
Martin, Paul F | Toronto, CA | 10 | 70 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 70 | |||
Wolfenbarger, James K | La Canada, US | 13 | 189 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 189 |
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