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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Hongqiao (Bruce) Sun, Sugar Land, TX (US);
W. Spencer Wheat, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vesna R. Mirkovic, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel G. Casey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Hongqiao (Bruce) Sun, Sugar Land, TX (US);
W. Spencer Wheat, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vesna R. Mirkovic, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel G. Casey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A coolant subsystem for use in a fuel processor and a method for its operation are disclosed. In accordance with a first aspect, the coolant subsystem is separate from the feed to the processor reactor and is capable of circulating a coolant through the processor reactor. In accordance with a second aspect, the constituent elements of the fuel processor are housed in a cabinet, and the coolant subsystem is capable of cooling both the processor reactor and the interior of the cabinet. In various alternatives, the fuel processor can be employed to reform a fuel for a fuel cell power plant and/or may be used to provide thermal control for unrelated mechanical systems.