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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Soheil Alizadeh-Khiavi, Burnaby, CA;
Brooke Cox, Vancouver, CA;
Kamal Hatami, Vancouver, CA;
Daryl Musselman, North Vancouver, CA;
Rajeev Agnihotri, Fairfax, VA (US);
Paul Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Bruce Derites, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Frederick, Centreville, VA (US);
Jeffrey Grenda, Whitehouse, NJ (US);
Frank Hershkowitz, Liberty Corner, NJ (US);
Zhiguo Hou, Nazareth, PA (US);
Novica Rados, Mandeville, LA (US);
John Siller, Flemington, NJ (US);
Richard Socha, Newtown, PA (US);
George Walchuk, Annandale, NJ (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a compact pressure swing reformer are disclosed. Certain embodiments have a construction comprising multiple rotating reformer beds, high temperature rotary valves at the bed ends, and E-seals to seal the beds to the valves. Several possible designs for introducing reactants into the beds also are disclosed. The multiple reformer beds are configured to provide for pressure equalization and 'steam push'. The compact pressure swing reformer is suitable for use in fuel cell vehicle applications.