WO2004013470A3 - Method and apparatus for advancing air into a fuel reformer by use of a turbocharger - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for advancing air into a fuel reformer by use of a turbocharger Download PDF

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WO2004013470A3
WO2004013470A3 PCT/US2003/021182 US0321182W WO2004013470A3 WO 2004013470 A3 WO2004013470 A3 WO 2004013470A3 US 0321182 W US0321182 W US 0321182W WO 2004013470 A3 WO2004013470 A3 WO 2004013470A3
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turbocharger
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B43/00—Engines characterised by operating on gaseous fuels; Plants including such engines
    • F02B43/08—Plants characterised by the engines using gaseous fuel generated in the plant from solid fuel, e.g. wood
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/30—Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

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A method of operating a power system (310, 410, 510) includes operating a turbocharger (33) so as to produce pressurized air, and advancing the pressurized air into a fuel reformer (12). The method also includes advancing reformate gas produced by the fuel reformer (12) to a component (511) such as the intake (22) of the engine (14), an emission abatement device (124), or a fuel cell (513). A power system operated by such a method is also disclosed.
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