Patent ID: 7494518
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: B01B,B01J,C01B,F28D,F28F,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A fuel processing system comprising: a combustor; a steam reformer located in heat transfer relation to said combustor; a water-gas shift reactor connected downstream from said reformer to receive a reformate flow therefrom; a combustor preheater connected downstream from said water-gas shift reactor to receive the reformate flow therefrom and connected upstream from said combustor to supply a combustor feed to the combustor after heat has been transferred from said reformate flow to said combustor feed in said combustor preheater; and a water preheater connected downstream from said water-gas shift reactor to receive the reformate flow therefrom and transfer heat from the reformate flow to a water flow that is supplied to a reformer feed mix that is directed to said reformer.