Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer

A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode that is spaced apar...

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Hauptverfasser:	CRANE, JR. SAMUEL N, TAYLOR, III WILLIAM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMPOUNDS THEREOF CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUELS FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAYERED PRODUCTS LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM LUBRICANTS METALLURGY MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS PEAT PERFORMING OPERATIONS PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PHYSICS PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROMSOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES REGULATING TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode that is spaced apart from the first electrode. The fuel reformer further includes a reformer controller electrically coupled to the air/fuel input assembly. The reformer controller includes a processing unit electrically connected to a memory unit. Stored in the memory unit is a plurality of memory instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, causes the processing unit to: operate the air/fuel input assembly so as to advance a first air/fuel mixture with a first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer, determine if a soot purge of the soot trap is to be performed and generate a purge-soot signal in response thereto, and operate the air/fuel input assembly so as to advance a second air/fuel mixture having a second air-to-fuel ratio greater than the first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer.