Systems and methods for actively controlling steam-to-carbon ratio in hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8920732
APP PUB NO 20120208099A1
SERIAL NO

13028044

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The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for actively controlling the steam-to-carbon ratio in hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems that include a feedstock delivery system. The feedstock delivery system supplies a combined feedstock stream including steam and carbon-containing feedstock to a hydrogen-producing region, which produces a mixed gas stream including hydrogen gas as a majority component therefrom. The systems and methods may include measuring a thermodynamic property of a steam stream, a carbon-containing feedstock stream, and/or the combined feedstock stream and controlling the flow rate and/or pressure of a water stream, the steam stream, and/or the carbon-containing feedstock stream based on a desired steam-to-carbon ratio in the combined feedstock stream and/or a desired flow rate of the mixed gas stream and may include feedforward and/or feedback control strategies.

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  • DCNS;DCNS SA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Zhen Bend, US 201 1081
Ouyang, Xun Bend, US 4 49

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