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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Jacobus Neels, Rosedale, CA;
Inventor:
Jacobus Neels, Rosedale, CA;
Assignee:
Westport Power Inc., Vancouver, BC, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 7/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C01B 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel processor for producing a hydrogen-containing product stream from a fuel stream and an oxidant stream incorporates a particulate filter assembly comprising a plurality of filter segments separated by expansion joints to accommodate dimensional changes that result from temperature fluctuations. Other embodiments of a fuel processor incorporate, instead or in addition, one or more of: a flame rod as a temperature sensing device for a reforming reaction; a two-sleeve concentric type heat exchanger; a mixing tube manufactured from an alumina-silica based material; and a wet blanket type of insulation.