Patent ID: 8795398
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B01J,C01B,C10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for vaporizing and reforming a liquid fuel, comprising: (a) a nozzle configured to atomize and feed a liquid fuel into a mixing region; (b) an inlet configured to feed an oxidizer into the mixing region; (c) the mixing region being positioned in fluid communication with the nozzle and the inlet for feeding the oxidizer, the mixing region configured to mix the atomized fuel with the oxidizer; (d) a radiation hot box for vaporizing the liquid fuel, the radiation hot box being positioned in fluid communication with the mixing region and comprising an ignition source positioned inside a coiled catalytic reactor, wherein the ignition source is not in direct contact with the coiled catalytic reactor; (e) the coiled catalytic reactor comprising a coiled metal screen comprising a radial flow path from an inner diameter to an outer diameter of the coiled metal screen and comprising a plurality of void volumes in random order along the flow path from the inner diameter to the outer diameter, wherein the coiled catalytic reactor further comprises a reformer catalyst on at least a portion of the coiled metal screen; and (f) an outlet in fluid communication with the coiled catalytic reactor for exiting a gaseous reformate.