Patent ID: 9114986
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B01J,C01B,F01N,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A planar mixing device for a fuel reformer, the mixing device being arranged for mixing a hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidizing agent, the mixing device comprising a wall comprising an elliptical outer edge and at least a first plurality of holes for the oxidizing agent, the first plurality of holes being arranged along an elliptical first row, and a second plurality of holes for the oxidizing agent, the second plurality of holes being arranged along an elliptical second row, wherein at least one of the first and second rows comprises holes that are elliptical, wherein diameters of the first plurality of holes are smaller than diameters of the second plurality of holes, wherein the first and second rows are substantially arranged on concentric lines, wherein shapes of the concentric lines resemble a shape of the outer edge of the mixing device, and wherein a circumference of the first row is smaller than a circumference of the second row.