Patent ID: 7736399
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B01J,C01B,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a catalytic hydrocarbon reformer, comprising the steps of: a) providing the hydrocarbon reformer, said reformer comprising: b) injecting the hydrocarbon fuel from said fuel injector onto said vaporizer to vaporize said fuel; c) forming the first mixture of the air admixed with the vaporized fuel in the chamber; d) igniting said first vaporized fuel/air mixture in the chamber, and passing the ignited first fuel/air mixture through the heated reforming catalyst to form hot exhaust gases that exit through the outlet; and e) energizing said electric circuit to cause said vaporizer to become heated to a vaporization temperature at a desired point between the providing the hydrocarbon reformer step and the igniting the first fuel/air mixture.