EVAPORATOR, FUEL REFORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE EVAPORATOR, AND HEATING AND MIXING APPARATUS

Title:

EVAPORATOR, FUEL REFORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE EVAPORATOR, AND HEATING AND MIXING APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2001302211

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To heat a hydrocarbon-based fuel, water and air into a gas state without causing ignition and to uniformly mix the fuel with water and air.

A water channel 46, an air channel 56 and a fuel channel 66 are layered in such a way that a fuel gas channel 72 and a neighboring channel of a fluid to be heated form different fluids to constitute a heat exchange part 34. A mixing part 36 is equipped with plural fins so that water in a vapor state is more uniformly mixed with air and the hydrocarbon-based fuel and supplied to a reforming part 80. Since each fluid is individually heated, the hydrocarbon-based fuel can be heated without causing ignition. Since the channels are laminated so as to make the channel of the fluid to be heated form a different fluid, water, air and the hydrocarbon-based fuel can be uniformly heated and more uniformly mixed.

Inventors:

HATTORI NOBUKI
KIMURA KENJI
YAMANAKA AKIRA
YOSHII KEIICHI
OGAWARA HIROKI
INUI FUMIHIKO

Application Number:

JP2000122999A

Publication Date:

October 31, 2001

Filing Date:

April 24, 2000

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP

International Classes:

C01B3/38; B01B1/00; B01J19/00; C01B3/32; C10L3/00; (IPC1-7): C01B3/38; B01J19/00; C01B3/32; C10L3/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Kenji Yoshida (2 outside)

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