Patent ID: 7993784
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a combination reaction vessel comprising: a plurality of spaced apart endothermic reaction chambers, each of the plurality of endothermic reaction chambers having a flow path that extends from a flow path inlet to a flow path outlet and comprising an endothermic reaction catalyst to promote reformation of a reformation fuel supplied to the endothermic reaction chamber; and a plurality of spaced apart exothermic reaction chambers, each of the plurality of exothermic reaction chambers having a flow path that extends from a flow path inlet to a flow path outlet and comprising an exothermic reaction catalyst to promote combustion of an exothermic reaction fuel with oxygen supplied to the exothermic reaction chamber; wherein each of the exothermic reaction chambers is positioned between two endothermic reaction chambers and is defined in part by a wall that is shared with one or both of the endothermic reaction chambers so that heat generated from the combustion of the exothermic reaction fuel with oxygen in the exothermic reaction chamber is transferred through the wall to one or both of the endothermic reaction chambers, and wherein one of the exothermic reaction fuel or oxygen is introduced uniformly along the flow path of the exothermic reaction chamber so that a substantially uniform temperature profile is maintained along the flow path of the exothermic reaction chamber.