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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Mark Vincent Scotto, Uniontown, OH (US);
Daniel P. Birmingham, Canton, OH (US);
Crispin L. Debellis, North Canton, OH (US);
Mark Anthony Perna, Alliance, OH (US);
Gregory C. Rush, Canton, OH (US);
Mark Vincent Scotto, Uniontown, OH (US);
Daniel P. Birmingham, Canton, OH (US);
Crispin L. DeBellis, North Canton, OH (US);
Mark Anthony Perna, Alliance, OH (US);
Gregory C. Rush, Canton, OH (US);
Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc., North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a gas generator that may be used for startup and shutdown of a fuel cell. In one non-limiting embodiment, the gas generator may include a nitrogen generator structured to receive air, extract oxygen (O) from the air and discharge the balance in the form of a nitrogen-rich gas; a merging chamber structured to receive a hydrocarbon fuel and the nitrogen-rich gas and to discharge a feed mixture containing both the hydrocarbon fuel and the nitrogen-rich gas; and a catalytic reactor structured to receive the feed mixture and to catalytically convert the feed mixture into a reducing gas.