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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Eckardt, Bruchkoebel, DE;
Axel Hill, Stockstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Framatome ANP GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 9/00 ; G21C 9/06 ; B01J 3/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 9/00 ; G21C 9/06 ; B01J 3/200 ;
Abstract
A hydrogen/oxygen reaction is initiated in a catalytic recombination or ignition device. The device has one or more catalyst bodies with a predetermined catalytic surface. Only a small portion of the entire available catalytic surface, preferably less than 5% of the surface, is permanently maintained at a temperature level above ambient temperature. The temperature is raised by introducing energy with a heater. The heated surface portion acts as an initial igniter.