Class 48/198.8 - With specified reactant velocity, angle of entry to reactor or mechanical energy production, e.g., use of internal combustion engine, etc.

Subclass of Class 48 - Gas: heating and illuminating
Definition: Subject matter in which an internal combustion engine or
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 06/17/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7387651	Fuel reforming device and fuel reforming method A fuel reforming device for reforming an air-fuel mixture includes a mixing chamber to which fuel and air are introduced and which is composed such that an air-fuel mixture flows upward; a reforming reaction chamber which is arranged downstream of the mixing chamber...	06/17/2008
7293409	Process and system for improving combustion and exhaust aftertreatment of motor vehicle engines A diesel combustion engine system providing improved fuel combustion and exhaust aftertreatment includes: a diesel combustion engine having a liquid fuel intake, an air intake, a reformate intake, and an exhaust outlet; a liquid diesel fuel source in fluid communica...	11/13/2007
7285144	Fluidized-bed gasification and combustion furnace A gasification furnace and a combustion furnace are integrated with each other to form a single fluidized-bed gasification and combustion furnace in which unburned char generated in the gasification furnace is combusted in the combustion furnace, and the thus genera...	10/23/2007
7276215	Mixing device for two-phase concurrent vessels In a vertical reactor vessel through which vapor and liquid flow concurrently, the fluids pass vertically through a horizontal mixing box having internal flow baffles that form at least one mixing orifice through which the process stream flows at high velocity. In t...	10/02/2007
7276214	Chemical reactor A chemical reactor is disclosed and which has a core composed of a stack of metal plates that are diffusion bonded in face-to-face relationship. A plurality of reaction zones are located within the core, as are a plurality of catalyst receiving zones, and both the r...	10/02/2007
7238215	Integrated process and installation for the production of synthesis gas In an integrated process for the production of synthesis gas, a partial oxidation unit and a steam methane reformer are used to convert natural gas or another fuel to first and second mixtures of at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen, only the first process consumin...	07/03/2007
7214252	Method and device for pyrolyzing and gasifying organic substances or substance mixtures An apparatus for pyrolysis and gasification of organic substances and mixtures thereof is provided with a pyrolysis reactor (1), a fluidized-bed firing (3) for pyrolysis residue, a reaction zone (2) for the pyrolysis gases (13) and circul...	05/08/2007
7160342	Fuel reformer system A method of main reformer startup is disclosed. The method comprises introducing a first supply of fuel and a first supply of air into a micro-reformer. The first supply of fuel is increased to produce a heated reformate in the micro-reformer. The heated reformate i...	01/09/2007
7153334	Fuel reforming system and method of operation Carbonaceous material is removed from a catalyst within an autothermal reformer by introducing an isolated oxidant stream into the autothermal reformer prior to introduction of hydrocarbon fuel into the reformer. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into the autotherm...	12/26/2006
7146801	Fuel vaporizing device Hydrogen-rich reformate gas is produced by a fuel reformer (2) from fuel vapor containing hydrocarbon, which is produced by a fuel vaporizer (6), by means of a partial oxidation reaction and a steam reforming reaction. A fuel injector (8, 9) sup...	12/12/2006
7108730	Method for providing controlled heat to a process This invention relates to a method for providing controlled heat to a process utilizing a flameless distributed combustion. The method of the invention comprises providing an oxidation chamber, with an inlet for oxidant, an outlet for combustion products, and a flow...	09/19/2006
7105033	Hydrogen gas generation system A system for generating hydrogen gas utilizes a volume exchange housing for the storage of a fuel material that reacts to generate hydrogen gas and a hydrogen separation chamber. The system includes a gas permeable membrane or membranes that allow hydrogen gas to pa...	09/12/2006
7048772	Secondary reforming process and burner A process for carrying out secondary reforming reactions for the production of synthesis gas wherein a gas flow comprising oxygen and a gas flow comprising hydrocarbons are fed into a combustion chamber and are reacted upon mixing, thus obtaining a gas flow comprisi...	05/23/2006
7018435	Mixing device Described is a mixing device for mixing a gaseous stream of a fuel and an oxidant that has a cylindrical mixing chamber, means for injecting a gaseous stream of the fuel tangentially along the inner surface of the wall of the mixing chamber, and means for injecting ...	03/28/2006
6981994	Production enhancement for a reactor This invention is directed to a process for increasing production of product that is formed in a reactor having a combustion section in which fuel is burned to produce heat to drive an endothermic reaction occurring within a reaction section. Production is increased...	01/03/2006
6852293	Process and device for waste pyrolysis and gasification A process is disclosed for the pyrolysis and gasification of waste materials, in particular of special and/or hazardous waste materials, comprising a gasification and melting step, a step of treatment of the mixture of the obtained gases, and a vitrification step, w...	02/08/2005
6769244	Method of operating a combustion apparatus A method of operating a combustion apparatus such as an internal combustion engine is described, in which the apparatus includes at least one combustion chamber with an inlet port for primary combustion air, an apparatus to introduce into the combustion chamber prim...	08/03/2004
6669744	Process and apparatus for the production of synthesis gas A process for the production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon fuel and steam and/or oxygen gas wherein at least part of any steam requirement is provided by heat exchange against exhaust gas from a gas turbine driving an air separation unit supplying a...	12/30/2003
6620389	Fuel gas reformer assemblage A fuel gas-steam reformer assembly, preferably an autothermal reformer assembly, for use in a fuel cell power plant, includes a mixing station for intermixing a relatively high molecular weight fuel and an air-steam stream so as to form a homogeneous fuel...	09/16/2003
6596039	Compact fuel gas reformer assemblage with burner wall temperature control A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with interposed columns of individual gas passages. The reformer assemblage is constructed from a series...	07/22/2003
6203587	Compact fuel gas reformer assemblage A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with interposed monolithic open cell sponge-like members which form gas passages. The monolithic members...	03/20/2001
5958091	Hydrogen preparing apparatus A hydrogen preparing apparatus is disclosed which reforms a hydrocarbon and/or a hydrocarbon containing an oxygen atom to obtain a hydrogen-containing gas and separates hydrogen from this hydrogen-containing gas. The apparatus includes a porous substrate ...	09/28/1999
5858314	Thermally enhanced compact reformer A natural gas reformer comprising a stack of thermally conducting plates interspersed with catalyst plates and provided with internal or external manifolds for reactants. The catalyst plate is in intimate thermal contact with the conducting plates so that...	01/12/1999
5733347	Compact fuel gas reformer assemblage A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with interposed columns of individual gas passages. The reformer assemblage is constructed from a series...	03/31/1998
5421842	High energy level in situ attrition and break up of catalyst to maintain bed fluidization during high temperature operations A process for the in situ attrition and break up of an agglomerating, or agglomerated catalyst to maintain and control the fluidization characteristics of a bed wherein low molecular weight hydrocarbons, oxygen and steam are contacted with the bed to prod...	06/06/1995
5106590	Gas mixer and distributor with heat exchange between incoming gases A gas mixer and distributor has an array of parallel gas mixing and distributing tubes which extend from a first chamber through successive second and third chambers. Respective coaxial tubular sections surround the tubes and communicate between the secon...	04/21/1992
4965052	Integrated product generation and catalytic product synthesis in an engine-reactor A process of synthesizing an end product within an integrated engine-reactor wherein an initial product, e.g., syngas, is generated within a first chamber of the engine-reactor. This product is contacted with a catalyst in a second chamber within the engi...	10/23/1990
4575383	Process for producing acetylene using a heterogeneous mixture A method for converting methane to acetylene is disclosed wherein a hydrocarbon fuel is compressed, an oxygen-containing gas is introduced into a portion of the compressed hydrocarbon fuel and ignited to produce heat which causes the remaining portion of ...	03/11/1986
4359871	Method of and apparatus for the cooling of natural gas A method of cooling natural gas in a system in which the natural gas contains components other than methane which are separable by dewpoint condensation and the natural gas is available from a source, e.g. a well, at an elevated pressure. In accordance wi...	11/23/1982

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Class 48/198.8 - With specified reactant velocity, angle of entry to reactor or mechanical energy production, e.g., use of internal combustion engine, etc.