Energy Research Corporation

Larry G Christner

Steven A Koehler

George Steinfeld

Dana A Kelley

Jen-Jung Fan

A methanol fuel reformer for use in conjunction with fuel cell power plants comprising a plurality of annular chambers which are interconnected in a manner to promote fuel vaporization, reformation and shift conversion by using fuel cell anode exhaust as the source of heat and steam required for reforming.

Methanol fuel reformer

A partial oxidizer and reformer comprising a tubular member having a wick adjacent its inner wall and a catalyzed metallic spiral adjacent the wick and further comprising an annular member connected to and surrounding the tubular member and in which is disposed a catalyst bed.

Composite partial oxidizer and reformer

A fuel reformer wherein a catalyst is situated along the length of a chamber and wherein heat conductive means is also situated along such chamber length for promoting more uniform heating of the catalyst.

Fuel reformer

Heat treating of a material containing a carbon degradable content is carried out by segmenting the temperature range of heat treating into at least two intervals, a first one of which is able to support heat treating without blistering of the material at a first maximum rate and a second one of which is able to support heat treating without blistering at a second maximum rate different from the first rate, and the material is heated at a first rate equal to or less than the first maximum rate in the first interval and at a second rate different from the first rate and equal to or less than the second maximum rate in the second interval.

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Sandy Hook, CT, United States of America

Larry G Christner