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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Jacobus Neels, Rosedale, CA;
Xuantian LI, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Jacobus Neels, Rosedale, CA;
Xuantian Li, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Westport Power Inc., Vancouver, BC, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); B01J 7/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (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 is actively-cooled by a gaseous or liquid coolant which is directed to flow in contact with at least a portion of the outer shell of the fuel processor. Active cooling can improve the operating characteristics of the fuel processor as well as allowing for the use of compact fuel processor designs that would otherwise tend to have insufficient heat loss capability.