Patent ID: 7357821
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B01F,B01J,C01B,F23C,F23D,F23M,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. System for converting fuel and air into reformate comprising: a reformer which has a reaction space, a nozzle for supplying a fuel/air mixture to the reaction space, wherein the nozzle is a Venturi nozzle having a longitudinal axis and which includes an air inlet area and a diffuser area positioned downstream with respect to the air inlet area and flaring outwardly therefrom, and a fuel feed for supplying fuel to the air inlet area of the nozzle, wherein the Venturi nozzle includes an essentially cylindrical part with a hole formed therein that is slanted relative to the longitudinal axis for holding a glow pin in a fixed position relative to the nozzle.