Patent ID: 11898750
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 1:
2. A method for controlling a catalytic combustion apparatus having a heater capable of heating fuel to be supplied to a catalyst, comprising:
a step of supplying oxidant gas to the catalytic combustion apparatus; and
an injection step of injecting the fuel into the catalytic combustion apparatus,
wherein the injection step comprises:
an electric power feeding step of supplying electric power to the heater, and
a setting step of setting an injection amount of the fuel to be injected into the catalytic combustion apparatus in response to output of the heater,
wherein the setting step comprises limiting the injection amount when a temperature of the catalytic combustion apparatus exceeds a predetermined threshold, the injection amount limited so that a latent heat of vaporization of the fuel supplied to the catalytic combustion apparatus is equal to or less than the output of the heater.