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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
William B. Retallick, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Catacel Corporation, Leavittsburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 7/00 ;
Abstract
A combustion system for a gas turbine includes a steam reformer and a combustor connected in series. A portion of the incoming fuel is diverted to the steam reformer, the balance passing directly to the combustor. The effluent from the steam reformer, which effluent includes a significant amount of hydrogen, is combined with the unreformed fuel entering the combustor. The result is a hot combustion gas which contains very little NOx.