Title:
燃料処理装置用の冷却剤システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006523371
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A coolant subsystem for use in a fuel processor and a method for its operation are disclosed. In accordance with a first aspect, the coolant subsystem is separate from the feed to the processor reactor and is capable of circulating a coolant through the processor reactor. In accordance with a second aspect, the constituent elements of the fuel processor are housed in a cabinet, and the coolant subsystem is capable of cooling both the processor reactor and the interior of the cabinet. In various alternatives, the fuel processor can be employed to reform a fuel for a fuel cell power plant and/or may be used to provide thermal control for unrelated mechanical systems.
Inventors:
Deshpande, Vijay, A.
Wheat, William, S.
Claus, Curtis, Elle.
Worsley, Ralph, S.
Wheat, William, S.
Claus, Curtis, Elle.
Worsley, Ralph, S.
Application Number:
JP2006509496A
Publication Date:
October 12, 2006
Filing Date:
March 30, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Texaco Development Corporation
International Classes:
H01M8/06; B01J8/02; B01J8/04; B01J10/00; C01B3/38; C01B3/48; C01B3/56; F16F1/34; F28F19/00; H01M8/00; H01M8/04; H01M8/10; H01M8/12; H01M8/18; B01J; F01P
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2003077511A | 2003-03-14 | |||
| JPH08190925A | 1996-07-23 |
Foreign References:
| US20020094310A1 | 2002-07-18 | |||
| WO2002087744A1 | 2002-11-07 | |||
| WO2002045838A1 | 2002-06-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideto Asamura
Hajime Asamura
Katsunori Ando
Yukihiro Ikeda
Hajime Asamura
Katsunori Ando
Yukihiro Ikeda