Fuel reformers utilizing Taylor Vortex Flows

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8187560
APP PUB NO 20100330445A1
SERIAL NO

12800710

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Steam, partial oxidation and pyrolytic fuel reformers (14 or 90) with rotating cylindrical surfaces (18, 24 or 92, 96) that generate Taylor Vortex Flows (28 or 98) and Circular Couette Flows (58, 99) for extracting hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels such as methane (CH4), methanol (CH3OH), ethanol (C2H5OH), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), octane (C8H18), kerosene (C12H26) and gasoline and hydrogen-containing fuels such as ammonia (NH3) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) are disclosed.

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GLOBAL ENERGY SCIENCE LLC4170 MARIPOSA DRIVE SANTA BARBARA CA 93110

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  • 2010 Application Filing Year
  • H01M Class
  • 3014 Applications Filed
  • 2582 Patents Issued To-Date
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Fischel, Halbert Santa Barbara, US 16 657

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