Patent ID: 8568495
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B01B,B01J,C01B,F28D,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An evaporator of a fuel reformer comprising: a first stage having a first chamber, a first first opening and a first second opening, the first first opening and the first second opening for allowing a first fluid to enter into and exit from the first chamber; a second stage stacked together with the first stage as a stack of the stages, the second stage having a second chamber, a second first opening and a second second opening, the second first opening and the second second opening for allowing a second fluid to enter into and exit from the second chamber; a first fin structure in the first chamber and for increasing a heat-exchange surface area with a flow of the first fluid within the first chamber; and a second fin structure in the second chamber and for increasing a heat-exchange surface area with a flow of the second fluid within the second chamber, wherein each of the first and the second fin structures comprises: wherein the first fin structure substantially contacts inner surfaces of the first chamber, wherein the second fin structure substantially contacts inner surfaces of the second chamber.