Patent ID: 6531102
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B01B,B01J,C01B,F28D,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A fuel reforming apparatus, used for generating a hydrogen-rich reformed gas by reforming a fuel vapor generated by evaporating a hydrocarbon fuel-water mixture by the fuel reforming apparatus comprising a first evaporator and a reformer, said first evaporator comprising,an evaporation chamber including heating medium tubes, the evaporation chamber generating the fuel vapor by blowing an atomized hydrocarbon fuel-water mixture on the heating medium tubes, in which a combustion gas is circulated and outputted; and a heating chamber, which is disposed adjacent to said evaporation chamber for heating the fuel vapor, and which includes a plurality of fuel vapor tubes, the fuel vapor passing in the fuel vapor tubes, wherein the heating chamber heats the fuel vapor by circulating the combustion gas output from the heating medium tubes around said fuel vapor tubes.