Integrated fuel cell and engine combustor assembly

An engine assembly includes a combustor, a fuel cell stack integrated with the combustor, the fuel cell stack configured (i) to direct fuel and air exhaust from the fuel cell stack into the combustor and (ii) to generate electrical energy, a catalytic partial oxidation convertor that is fluidly conn...

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Main Authors Joshi, Narendra D, Hong, Seung-Hyuck, Hart, Richard L, Duggal, Anil R, de Bock, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.09.2024
Subjects
AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
BLASTING
COMBUSTION APPARATUS
COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMBUSTION PROCESSES
CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
ELECTRICITY
GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGHVELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
WEAPONS
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Summary:An engine assembly includes a combustor, a fuel cell stack integrated with the combustor, the fuel cell stack configured (i) to direct fuel and air exhaust from the fuel cell stack into the combustor and (ii) to generate electrical energy, a catalytic partial oxidation convertor that is fluidly connected to the fuel cell stack, the catalytic partial oxidation convertor being configured to optimize a hydrogen content of a fuel stream to be directed into the fuel cell stack, and one or more subsystems electrically connected with the fuel cell stack, the one or more subsystems being configured to receive the electrical energy generated by the fuel cell stack. The combustor is configured to combust the fuel and air exhaust from the fuel cell stack into one or more gaseous combustion products that drive a downstream turbine.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117307784