Patent ID: 7575611
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel processor for use in a fuel cell system, comprising: regenerator chamber having a first inlet to receive an air flow; a substantially U-shaped burner flow chamber positioned within the regenerator, the burner flow chamber having a second inlet to receive the air flow from the regenerator and defining a substantially U-shaped burner air flow path; and a substantially U-shaped reformer flow chamber having a third inlet to receive the air flow from the burner chamber, the reformer flow chamber defining a substantially U-shaped reformer air flow path, wherein the burner flow chamber is nested within the reformer flow chamber and wherein the burner air flow path and the reformer air flow paths are concurrent flow paths; and wherein the burner flow chamber and the reformer flow chamber are primarily formed within a monolithic structure formed from a single piece of metal that is positioned substantially within the regenerator chamber; and wherein neither the fuel processor nor the monolith structure have a cylindrical cross sectional configuration.