[특허]Vortex tube reformer for hydrogen production, separation, and integrated use

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	C01B-003/38 B01J-019/24 F02C-006/18 H01M-008/0612 H01M-008/086 H01M-008/083 H01M-008/1011 H01M-008/04007(2016.01) F02M-033/00 H01M-008/1018 H01M-008/124 H01M-008/14 F01D-005/02
출원번호	US-0078263 (2016-03-23)
등록번호	US-9843062 (2017-12-12)
발명자 / 주소	Hotto, Robert
출원인 / 주소	ENERGYIELD LLC
대리인 / 주소	Rogitz, John L.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 91

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A reformer assembly includes a vortex tube receiving heated fuel mixed with steam. A catalyst coats the inner wall of the main tube of the vortex tube and a hydrogen-permeable tube is positioned in the middle of the main tube coaxially with the main tube. With this structure the vortex tube outputs primarily Hydrogen from one end and Carbon-based constituents from the other end. In some embodiments a second vortex tube receives the Carbon output of the first vortex tube to establish a water gas shift reactor, producing Hydrogen from the Carbon output of the first vortex tube.

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1. An assembly, comprising: at least one vortex tube having an inlet and at least a Hydrogen outlet; andat least one reformer mechanism associated with the vortex tube to remove Hydrogen from Carbon in molecules of hydrocarbon fuel input to the inlet, the reformer mechanism including a catalytic constituent inside the vortex tube; and heated water vapor injected into the vortex tube along with the hydrocarbon fuel, wherein the vortex tube comprises:a swirl chamber, the inlet of the vortex tube being into the swirl chamber, the vortex tube comprising a main tube segment communicating with the swirl chamber and having a Carbon outlet different from the hydrogen outlet, the inlet being between the Hydrogen outlet and the Carbon outlet;the heated water vapor injected into the vortex tube along with the hydrocarbon fuel being received from a mixing reservoir in fluid communication with a water reservoir and a hydrocarbon fuel reservoir;the vortex tube being configured to generate hydrogen by reforming the hydrocarbon in the hydrocarbon fuel received with heated water vapor. 2. The assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one engine having an input port in fluid communication with the hydrogen outlet of the vortex tube, wherein a fuel intake of the engine is in fluid communication with the Carbon outlet different from the hydrogen outlet of the vortex tube. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the Carbon outlet different from the hydrogen outlet is juxtaposed with an inside surface of a wall of the main tube segment. 4. The assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one hydrogen-permeable tube disposed centrally in the main tube segment and defining the hydrogen outlet at one end of the hydrogen-permeable tube. 5. The assembly of claim 1, comprising plural vortex tubes arranged in a toroidal configuration, a first vortex tube in the plural vortex tubes defining the inlet of the vortex tube and providing fluid to an inlet of a next vortex tube in the plural vortex tubes. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the inlet of the vortex tube is in fluid communication with an exhaust of an engine. 7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mixer injects into the vortex tube a steam/hydrocarbon mixture, the vortex tube being configured such that the steam/hydrocarbon mixture enters the main tube segment tangentially, the main tube segment defining a tube axis, an input axis of the swirl chamber not being parallel to the tube axis. 8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein an input of the main tube segment receiving a steam/hydrocarbon mixture from the swirl chamber is at an end of the main tube segment. 9. A method comprising: reforming hydrocarbon fuel using at least one vortex tube;the reforming including removing Hydrogen from Carbon-based constituents in molecules of the hydrocarbon fuel;separating the Hydrogen from the Carbon-based constituents using the vortex tube to render a Hydrogen stream substantially free of Carbon; andproviding the Hydrogen stream to a hydrogen receiver, wherein the vortex tube comprises:a catalytic constituent inside the vortex tube;a swirl chamber, the inlet of the vortex tube being into the swirl chamber, the vortex tube comprising a main tube segment communicating with the swirl chamber and having a Carbon outlet different from the hydrogen outlet, the inlet being between the Hydrogen outlet and the Carbon outlet;the hydrocarbon fuel being received tangentially into the main tube segment in a steam/hydrocarbon mixture from a mixing reservoir in fluid communication with a steam reservoir and a hydrocarbon fuel reservoir;the vortex tube being configured to generate hydrogen by reforming the hydrocarbon in the steam/hydrocarbon mixture. 10. The method of claim 9, comprising reforming exhaust from an engine using the vortex tube, the engine receiving the Hydrocarbon stream. 11. The method of claim 10, comprising providing the Carbon-based constituents to the engine. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the engine is a diesel engine. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the main tube segment defines a tube axis, an input axis of the swirl chamber not being parallel to the tube axis. 14. The method of claim 9 wherein an input of the main tube segment receiving the steam/hydrocarbon mixture from the swirl chamber is at an end of the main tube segment.

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