Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating...

Details Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating... Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating...

2005-09-13

2009-12-15

Griffin, Walter D (Department: 1797)

Gas: heating and illuminating

Processes

Fuel mixtures

C048S061000, C048S21400A, C429S010000, C429S010000, C429S006000, C429S006000, C429S006000, C429S006000, C429S006000, C422S186220, C422S198000

Reexamination Certificate

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07632322

ABSTRACT:
Combustion-based heating assemblies and hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies that include at least a reforming region adapted to be heated by the heating assemblies. The heating assembly may include at least one fuel chamber and at least one heating and ignition source. The at least one fuel chamber may be adapted to receive at least one fuel stream at a first temperature. The fuel stream may include a liquid, combustible, carbon-containing fuel having an ignition temperature greater than the first temperature at which the fuel stream is delivered to the fuel chamber. The at least one heating and ignition source may be adapted to heat at least a portion of the fuel chamber to raise the temperature of at least a portion of the carbon-containing fuel to a second temperature at least as great as the ignition temperature and to ignite the carbon-containing fuel. Methods of use are also disclosed.

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