Intelligent Energy Inc.

Rahul Iyer

Richard Root Woods

Brook Forest Porter

Leonard Weschta

Leonhard M Weschta

The thermal reformer system () is provided that compromises a planar assembly including a reformer zone (), a combustion zone (), and various inlet and outlet manifolds with associated fluid flow passages (). The reformer system further compromises an inlet combustion fluid flow passage () connecting an inlet combustion fluid manifold () and the combustion zone (), and an outlet combustion fluid flow passage () connecting the combustion zone () and the outlet combustion fluid manifold (). In the thermal reformer system the heat transfer and recuperation from outlet fluid flows is efficiently transferred to inlet fluid flows, in order to minimize heat loss and insulation requirements.

Modular reformer with enhanced heat recuperation

An electrochemical reformer 1 using reactant feed structures having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to provide mechanisms for the wicking of liquid reactants into reformer 1 and for the separation and removal of gaseous products from reformer 1. The electrical reformer 1 may be combined with a fuel cell, a portion of the output of which is used to power reformer 1, to create a compact, portable power source.

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Long Beach, CA, United States of America

Rahul Iyer