General Electric Company

Honeywell International Inc.

Alliedsignal Inc.

Joe Ferrall

Jean Yamanis

Chellappa Balan

David Anthony DeAngelis

Terence P Emerson

Gary D Mercer

Amarendra Anumakonda

Rajiv Doshi

Mark Gee

Pavel Alexandrovich Sokolov

Tim Rehg

A fuel cell system for driving a pipeline transmission device. The fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack in communication with the pipeline, a turbine engine in communication with the fuel cell stack, and a DC motor in communication with the transmission device.

SOFC systems to power a liquid or gas fuel pumping station

A fuel cell system comprises a compressor and a fuel processor downstream of the compressor. A fuel cell stack is in communication with the fuel processor and compressor. A combustor is downstream of the fuel cell stack. First and second turbines are downstream of the fuel processor and in parallel flow communication with one another. A distribution valve is in communication with the first and second turbines. The first and second turbines are mechanically engaged to the compressor. A bypass valve is intermediate the compressor and the second turbine, with the bypass valve enabling a compressed gas from the compressor to bypass the fuel processor.

Three-wheel air turbocompressor for PEM fuel cell systems

A method of processing sulfur-containing heavy hydrocarbon fuels in the substantial absence of steam through catalytic partial oxidation is described. The process comprises the steps of vaporizing a heavy hydrocarbon fuel and bringing the vaporized fuel and oxidizer mixture in contact with a noble metal catalyst supported on an open channel structure. The hydrocarbon fuel is considered to be a liquid hydrocarbon having at least six carbon atoms and a sulfur content of at least 50 ppm. The feed, containing only the vaporized fuel and oxygen in the oxidizer mixture, is subsequently routed through a reactor containing a noble metal catalyst (typically Rh/Alumina) at contact times of not more than about 500 milliseconds and a LHSV of not less than about 0.5 h,. The feed is partially oxidized by a catalytic reaction occurring at a temperature of no less than about 1050&deg; C., with the catalytic partial oxidation process producing essentially complete conversion of hydrocarbons present in the feed to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The sulfur compounds in the feed are predominantly converted into hydrogen sulfide. The product gas consisting mainly of carbon monoxide and hydrogen can then be recovered or, alternatively, directed to a solid oxide fuel cell system.

Catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbon fuels to hydrogen and carbon monoxide

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