Catalytic gas converter

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF A LIQUID FUEL WHICH COMPRISES: A. MEANS FOR CONVERTING SAID LIQUID FUEL TO A REFORMED GAS CONTAINING CARRBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANE AND HYDROGEN, B. MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF SAID REFORMED GAS AND OXYGEN BEARING GAS; AND C. A RADIATION PLATEHAVING A PLURALITY OF ESSENTIALLY PARALLEL OPENINGS THERETHROUGH, ONE SIDE OF SAID OPENINGS BEING COUPLED TO SAID MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MIXTURE SO AS TO CONDUCT SAID MIXTURE FROM SAID MEANS FOR PRODUCING THROUGH SAID PARALLEL OPENINGS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID RADIATION PLATE SAID RADIATION PLATE ADAPTED TO REACT WITH SAID MIXTURE AS IT PASSES THROUGH OPENINGS TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF SAID LIQUID FUEL.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR THE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF A LIQUID FUEL WHICH COMPRISES: A. MEANS FOR CONVERTING SAID LIQUID FUEL TO A REFORMED GAS CONTAINING CARRBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANE AND HYDROGEN, B. MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF SAID REFORMED GAS AND OXYGEN BEARING GAS; AND C. A RADIATION PLATEHAVING A PLURALITY OF ESSENTIALLY PARALLEL OPENINGS THERETHROUGH, ONE SIDE OF SAID OPENINGS BEING COUPLED TO SAID MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MIXTURE SO AS TO CONDUCT SAID MIXTURE FROM SAID MEANS FOR PRODUCING THROUGH SAID PARALLEL OPENINGS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID RADIATION PLATE SAID RADIATION PLATE ADAPTED TO REACT WITH SAID MIXTURE AS IT PASSES THROUGH OPENINGS TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF SAID LIQUID FUEL.

Claim 5

An apparatus for the complete combustion of a liquid fuel which comprises: a. means for converting the liquid fuel to a reformed gas; b. a first mixing chamber coupled to the outlet of said means for converting; c. means for blowing said liquid fuel through said converting meanS such that said reformed gas exits from said converting means into the said first mixing chamber at a predetermined velocity; d. a plurality of orifices communicating between an oxygen bearing gas and said first mixing chamber; e. a ring plate having a plurality of mixing nozzles positioned thereon said nozzles bearing a predetermined relationship to said orifices and the exhaust orifice of said converting means to thereby mix said oxygen bearing gas with said reformed gas in a prescribed mixture of both; f. a radiation plate containing a plurality of essentially parallel openings having inputs coupled to the output of said first mixing chamber and adapted to react with said mixture to produce substantially completed combustion of said liquid fuel as said mixture passes through said openings.

Claim 6

An apparatus for the complete combustion of a liquid fuel which comprises: a. means for converting the liquid fuel to a reformed gas; b. a first mixing chamber coupled to the outlet of said means for converting; c. means for blowing said liquid fuel through said converting meanS such that said reformed gas exits from said converting means into the said first mixing chamber at a predetermined velocity; d. a plurality of orifices communicating between an oxygen bearing gas and said first mixing chamber; e. a ring plate having a plurality of mixing nozzles positioned thereon said nozzles bearing a predetermined relationship to said orifices and the exhaust orifice of said converting means to thereby mix said oxygen bearing gas with said reformed gas in a prescribed mixture of both; f. a radiation plate containing a plurality of essentially parallel openings having inputs coupled to the output of said first mixing chamber and adapted to react with said mixture to produce substantially completed combustion of said liquid fuel as said mixture passes through said openings.

Claim 8

An apparatus for the complete combustion of a liquid fuel which comprises: a. means for converting the liquid fuel to a reformed gas; b. a first mixing chamber coupled to the outlet of said means for converting; c. means for blowing said liquid fuel through said converting means such that said reformed gas exits from said converting means into said first mixing chamber at a predetermined velocity; d. passageway means communicating between said blower means and said first mixing chamber, said blower means forcing an oxygen bearing gas into said passageway; and e. mixing vane means secured to the walls of said first mixing chamber and adapted to direct the oxygen bearing gas exiting from said passageway into the path of said exiting reformed gas; f. a radiation plate containing a plurality of essentially parallel openings having inputs coupled to the output of said first mixing chamber and adapted to react with said mixture to produce substantially complete combustion of said liquid fuel as said mixture passes through said openings.

Claim 9

An apparatus for the complete combustion of a liquid fuel which comprises: a. means for converting the liquid fuel to a reformed gas; b. a first mixing chamber coupled to the outlet of said means for converting; c. means for blowing said liquid fuel through said converting means such that said reformed gas exits from said converting means into said first mixing chamber at a predetermined velocity; d. passageway means communicating between said blower means and said first mixing chamber, said blower means forcing an oxygen bearing gas into said passageway; and e. mixing vane means secured to the walls of said first mixing chamber and adapted to direct the oxygen bearing gas exiting from said passageway into the path of said exiting reformed gas; f. a radiation plate containing a plurality of essentially parallel openings having inputs coupled to the output of said first mixing chamber and adapted to react with said mixture to produce substantially complete combustion of said liquid fuel as said mixture passes through said openings.