Title:
HYDROGEN GENERATING METHOD IN ENGINE USING HYDROGEN GENERATED FROM METAL HYDRIDE AS FUEL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH04311609
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To solve a problem in which hydrogen consumption is fluctuated by change of operating condition and metal hydride(MH) container pressure exceeds a set value, in a case where hydrogen is generated by metal hydride(MH) to drive an automobile engine, by supplying a necessary amount of hydrogen while suppressing the pressure fluctuation at a low level. CONSTITUTION:An excitation device 3 is provided on a MH container 1, and a vibration which meets a rotational speed is applied to an engine 2 by detecting the rotational speed of the engine 2 to drive the excitation device 3. Also, the same purpose is achieved by driving directly the excitation device 3 with engine rotational force. When a vibration is applied to MH powder, MH makes fluid motion and heat transfer is promoted so as to increase a hydrogen generation amount. Also, a heat transfer amount is changed according to strength of vibration. Since the necessary hydrogen amount is in close relation to the engine rotational speed, it is thus possible to generate such hydrogen as meeting the necessary hydrogen amount, and keep the pressure of a tank in a designed range by applying a vibration which meets the rotational speed to the MH container 1.
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Inventors:
SATO TAKERO
SUZUKI HIROYUKI
SUZUKI HIROYUKI
Application Number:
JP7625491A
Publication Date:
November 04, 1992
Filing Date:
April 09, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIPPON STEEL CORP
International Classes:
C01B3/00; F01K27/00; F02M21/02; (IPC1-7): C01B3/00; F01K27/00; F02M21/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS63246459A | 1988-10-13 | |||
| JPS5899101A | 1983-06-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuji Miura