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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Brian Sonnichsen, Portland, OR (US);
Bob Sorensen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Brian Sonnichsen, Portland, OR (US);
Bob Sorensen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); B01J 8/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/384 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00221 (2013.01); B01J 8/0285 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0822 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00212 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00504 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0827 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01); B01J 8/0257 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0283 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1058 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to increasing heat transfer in a steam reformer. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam reformer including an outer wall and an inner wall which includes a step extending outward toward the outer wall and downward toward a bottom of the steam reformer at a position between a top of the steam reformer and the bottom of the steam reformer. The steam reformer further includes a reaction chamber disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall.