Title:
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM HAVING HYDROGEN GENERATING FUNCTION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005299502
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To effectively utilize fuel containing organic hydride as a raw material of hydrogen, in regard to an internal combustion engine system having a hydrogen generating function.
Catalyst 22 is heated by the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engine 2, and fuel containing organic hydride is supplied to the heated catalyst 22. When temperature of the catalyst 22 rises to a temperature area, in which steam reforming reaction of the fuel is possible, water is supplied to the catalyst 22 in addition to the fuel. With this structure, steam reforming reaction of paraffin group hydrocarbon contained in the fuel is generated on the catalyst 22, in addition to dehydrogenating reaction of the organic hydride contained in the fuel.
Inventors:
ATSUMI TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2004116610A
Publication Date:
October 27, 2005
Filing Date:
April 12, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
F02M21/02; C01B3/38; F02M27/02; (IPC1-7): F02M27/02; C01B3/38; F02M21/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideki Takahashi
Mamoru Takada
Atsushi Hirayama
Mamoru Takada
Atsushi Hirayama