公开(公告)号：US07744827B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-29

申请号：US10778828

申请日：2004-02-13

申请人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Harry Cordatos

发明人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Harry Cordatos

IPC分类号： B01J8/04

CPC分类号： C10G53/14 ,  C10G27/10 ,  C10G29/06 ,  F02C7/14 ,  F02C7/16 ,  F02C7/224 ,  F02C7/30 ,  F02M27/02 ,  F23K5/08 ,  F23K2900/05081 ,  Y02T50/675

摘要： A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine includes a catalytic device for treating fuel to increase the usable cooling capability of an endothermic fuel. The catalytic device operates to treat and decompose components within in the fuel to render the fuel non-coking beyond 250° F. The catalytic device includes material that initiates reactions, and decomposition of coke forming components within the fuel to non-coke forming components within the fuel.

摘要翻译： 用于燃气涡轮发动机的燃料输送系统包括用于处理燃料以提高吸热燃料的可用冷却能力的催化装置。 催化装置用于处理和分解燃料中的组分以使燃料非焦化超过250°F。催化装置包括引发反应的物质，以及燃料内焦炭形成组分分解成非焦炭形成组分 燃料。

公开(公告)号：US20070093382A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11605515

申请日：2006-11-28

申请人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Fabienne Wijzen ,  Xia Tang ,  Miriam Leffler ,  Rhonda Willigan ,  Caroline Newman ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Fangxia Feng ,  Bruce Laube ,  Zissis Dardas ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Ying She

发明人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Fabienne Wijzen ,  Xia Tang ,  Miriam Leffler ,  Rhonda Willigan ,  Caroline Newman ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Fangxia Feng ,  Bruce Laube ,  Zissis Dardas ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Ying She

IPC分类号： B01J23/10

CPC分类号： C01G27/006 ,  B01J23/002 ,  B01J23/10 ,  B01J23/63 ,  B01J23/6567 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J35/1019 ,  B01J35/1061 ,  B01J37/0036 ,  B01J37/03 ,  B01J2523/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  C01B3/16 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/107 ,  C01B2203/1082 ,  C01F17/0043 ,  C01G25/00 ,  C01G25/006 ,  C01P2002/50 ,  C01P2002/52 ,  C01P2002/60 ,  C01P2002/72 ,  C01P2002/82 ,  C01P2006/12 ,  C01P2006/14 ,  C01P2006/16 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  Y10T436/12 ,  B01J2523/3712 ,  B01J2523/48 ,  B01J2523/3706 ,  B01J2523/3718 ,  B01J2523/49 ,  B01J2523/375 ,  B01J2523/32 ,  B01J2523/74 ,  B01J2523/828 ,  B01J2523/56 ,  B01J2523/824 ,  B01J2523/68 ,  B01J2523/821 ,  B01J2523/3737 ,  B01J2523/827 ,  B01J2523/822

摘要： A homogeneous ceria-based mixed-metal oxide, useful as a catalyst support, a co-catalyst and/or a getter has a relatively large surface area per weight, typically exceeding 150 m2/g, a structure of nanocrystallites having diameters of less than 4 nm, and including pores larger than the nanocrystallites and having diameters in the range of 4 to about 9 nm. The ratio of pore volumes, VP, to skeletal structure volumes, VS, is typically less than about 2.5, and the surface area per unit volume of the oxide material is greater than 320 m2/cm3, for low internal mass transfer resistance and large effective surface area for reaction activity. The mixed metal oxide is ceria-based, includes Zr and or Hf, and is made by a novel co-precipitation process. A highly dispersed catalyst metal, typically a noble metal such as Pt, may be loaded on to the mixed metal oxide support from a catalyst metal-containing solution following a selected acid surface treatment of the oxide support. Appropriate ratioing of the Ce and other metal constituents of the oxide support contribute to it retaining in a cubic phase and enhancing catalytic performance. Rhenium is preferably further loaded on to the mixed-metal oxide support and passivated, to increase the activity of the catalyst. The metal-loaded mixed-metal oxide catalyst is applied particularly in water gas shift reactions as associated with fuel processing systems, as for fuel cells.

公开(公告)号：US20050231711A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-20

申请号：US10827655

申请日：2004-04-19

申请人： Jeffrey Benoit ,  Wayde Schmidt ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

发明人： Jeffrey Benoit ,  Wayde Schmidt ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

IPC分类号： F21V8/00 ,  G01N21/00 ,  G02B6/14

CPC分类号： G06F17/5045 ,  G01N2201/0826 ,  G02B6/001 ,  G02B6/14

摘要： A system and method that redistributes light from a light source. The controller can redistribute light to make an irradiance profile of the light source more uniform or make the irradiance profile match a fluid flow profile. The irradiance profile may be controlled by modifying light leakage from a plurality of waveguides or changing the light-directing properties of reflectors and/or lenses.

摘要翻译： 从光源重新分配光的系统和方法。 控制器可以重新分配光，使光源的辐照度分布更均匀，或使辐照度轮廓匹配流体流动分布。 可以通过修改来自多个波导的光泄漏或改变反射器和/或透镜的导光性能来控制辐照度分布。

公开(公告)号：US20070240566A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11712200

申请日：2007-02-28

申请人： Raymond Benn ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

发明人： Raymond Benn ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

IPC分类号： B01J20/28 ,  B01D53/22

CPC分类号： C01B3/505 ,  B01D71/022 ,  B01D2325/22 ,  C01B2203/041 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  H01M8/0687

摘要： A durable Pd-based alloy is used for a H2-selective membrane in a hydrogen generator, as in the fuel processor of a fuel cell plant. The Pd-based alloy includes Cu as a binary element, and further includes “X”, where “X” comprises at least one metal from group “M” that is BCC and acts to stabilize the β BCC phase for stability during operating temperatures. The metal from group “M” is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Nb, Ta, V, Mo, and W, with Nb and Ta being most preferred. “X” may further comprise at least one metal from a group “N” that is non-BCC, preferably FCC, that enhances other properties of the membrane, such as ductility. The metal from group “N” is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Re, Ru, Rh, Y, Ce, Ni, Ir, Pt, Co, La and In. The at. % of Pd in the binary Pd—Cu alloy ranges from about 35 at. % to about 55 at. %, and the at. % of “X” in the higher order alloy, based on said binary alloy, is in the range of about 1 at. % to about 15 at. %. The metals are selected according to a novel process.

摘要翻译： 如在燃料电池设备的燃料处理器中那样，在氢气发生器中使用耐用的Pd基合金用于H 2 O 2选择膜。 Pd基合金包括Cu作为二元元素，并且还包括“X”，其中“X”包括至少一种B族的“M”族金属，并且用于稳定βBCC相以保持工作温度。 来自组“M”的金属选自Fe，Cr，Nb，Ta，V，Mo和W，Nb和Ta是最优选的。 “X”可以进一步包含至少一种金属，其来自非BCC（优选FCC）的组“N”，其提高膜的其它性质，例如延展性。 来自组“N”的金属选自Ag，Au，Re，Ru，Rh，Y，Ce，Ni，Ir，Pt，Co，La和In。 在。 二元Pd-Cu合金中Pd的％为约35at。 ％至55华氏度。 ％，和at。 基于所述二元合金的高阶合金中的“X”的％在约1at的范围内。 ％至约15英寸 ％。 根据新颖的方法选择金属。

公开(公告)号：US20070225155A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11387430

申请日：2006-03-23

申请人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Sarah Arsenault ,  Theresa Hugener-Campbell ,  Sean Emerson ,  Zidu Ma ,  James MacLeod ,  Susanne Opalka

发明人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Sarah Arsenault ,  Theresa Hugener-Campbell ,  Sean Emerson ,  Zidu Ma ,  James MacLeod ,  Susanne Opalka

IPC分类号： B01J38/04 ,  B01J8/00 ,  B01J19/08

CPC分类号： C10G25/12 ,  B01J20/3441 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0675

摘要： The athermal sorbent bed regeneration system of the present invention includes a main fuel supply, at least one sorbent bed, a source of microwave energy, and a secondary fuel supply. The main fuel supply has a first concentration of an impurity and the secondary fuel supply has a second concentration of the impurity that is less than the first concentration of the impurity. The sorbent bed adsorbs the impurity. The microwave energy source regenerates the sorbent bed for reuse.

摘要翻译： 本发明的无热吸附床再生系统包括主燃料供应源，至少一个吸附剂床，微波能量源和二次燃料供应。 主燃料供应具有第一浓度的杂质，并且二次燃料供应具有小于杂质的第一浓度的第二浓度的杂质。 吸附剂床吸附杂质。 微波能量源使吸附剂床再生再利用。

公开(公告)号：US20050137441A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-23

申请号：US10739811

申请日：2003-12-18

申请人： Harry Cordatos ,  Louis Spadaccini ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

发明人： Harry Cordatos ,  Louis Spadaccini ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

IPC分类号： F02M27/02 ,  B01D19/00 ,  B01D61/00 ,  B01D69/10 ,  B01D69/12 ,  B01D71/36 ,  B01J20/26 ,  C10K1/00 ,  F02C3/24 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02C7/224 ,  C07C7/144

CPC分类号： B01D63/06 ,  B01D19/0031 ,  B01D19/0068 ,  B01D19/0073 ,  B01D61/00 ,  B01D63/082 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02C7/224 ,  F23K2900/05082 ,  Y02T50/672

摘要： A fuel delivery system for an energy conversion device includes a fuel deoxygenator and an oxygen scavenger module for removing dissolved oxygen and increasing the usable cooling capability of a fuel. Fuel emerging from the fuel-deoxygenating device flows into the oxygen-scavenging module where a second portion, smaller than the first portion of oxygen is removed from the fuel. The combination of the oxygen scavenger and the fuel deoxygenator provides an increase in removal of dissolved oxygen relative to the use of either device alone. The combination provides the desired increase in deoxygenation of fuel without the corresponding increase in device size.

摘要翻译： 用于能量转换装置的燃料输送系统包括用于除去溶解氧并增加燃料的可用冷却能力的燃料脱氧器和除氧剂组件。 从燃料脱氧装置出来的燃料流入氧气清除模块，其中小于第一部分氧气的第二部分从燃料中除去。 相对于单独使用任一装置，除氧剂和燃料脱氧器的组合提供了去除溶解氧的增加。 该组合提供了期望的燃料脱氧增加，而不会相应地增加装置尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US20050129589A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10736921

申请日：2003-12-16

申请人： Di Wei ,  Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Stephen Hay ,  Timothy Obee ,  Wayde Schmidt

发明人： Di Wei ,  Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Stephen Hay ,  Timothy Obee ,  Wayde Schmidt

IPC分类号： B01D53/34 ,  B01D53/86 ,  B01J20060101 ,  B01J21/06 ,  B01J23/54 ,  B01J35/00 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B05D1/40 ,  B32B9/00 ,  F24F3/16

CPC分类号： B82Y30/00 ,  B01D53/864 ,  B01D53/8675 ,  B01D2255/20707 ,  B01D2255/40 ,  B01D2255/802 ,  B01D2255/902 ,  B01D2255/9025 ,  B01D2255/9202 ,  B01J21/063 ,  B01J23/54 ,  B01J35/004 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J37/0244 ,  B60H2003/0675 ,  F24F3/166 ,  F24F2003/1667 ,  Y10T428/265

摘要： A layered photocatalytic/thermocatalytic coating oxidizes contaminants that adsorb onto the coating into water, carbon dioxide, and other substances. The layered coating includes a photocatalytic outer layer of titanium dioxide that oxides volatile organic compounds. The coating further includes an intermediate layer of Group VIII noble metal doped titanium dioxide that oxidizes low polarity organic molecules. An inner layer of gold on titanium dioxide oxidizes carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. When photons of the ultraviolet light are absorbed by the coating, reactive hydroxyl radicals are formed. When a contaminant is adsorbed onto the coating, the hydroxyl radical oxidizes the contaminant to produce water, carbon dioxide, and other substances.

摘要翻译： 层状光催化/热催化涂层将吸附在涂层上的污染物氧化成水，二氧化碳和其他物质。 层状涂层包括氧化挥发性有机化合物的二氧化钛的光催化外层。 该涂层还包括氧化低极性有机分子的第VIII族贵金属掺杂二氧化钛的中间层。 二氧化钛上的金内层将一氧化碳氧化成二氧化碳。 当紫外光的光子被涂层吸收时，形成反应性羟基自由基。 当污染物被吸附到涂层上时，羟基自由基氧化污染物以产生水，二氧化碳和其它物质。

公开(公告)号：US20080049432A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11927731

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： Jeffrey Benoit ,  Wayde Schmidt ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

发明人： Jeffrey Benoit ,  Wayde Schmidt ,  Thomas Vanderspurt

IPC分类号： F21V13/00 ,  F21V13/04 ,  F21V14/00 ,  F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/5045 ,  G01N2201/0826 ,  G02B6/001 ,  G02B6/14

摘要： A method that redistributes light from a light source. The controller can redistribute light to make an irradiance profile of the light source more uniform or make the irradiance profile match a fluid flow profile. The irradiance profile may be controlled by modifying light leakage from a plurality of waveguides or changing the light-directing properties of reflectors and/or lenses.

摘要翻译： 重新分配来自光源的光的方法。 控制器可以重新分配光，使光源的辐照度分布更均匀，或使辐照度轮廓匹配流体流动分布。 可以通过修改来自多个波导的光泄漏或改变反射器和/或透镜的导光性能来控制辐照度分布。

公开(公告)号：US20070105228A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-10

申请号：US11605610

申请日：2006-11-28

申请人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rhonda Willigan ,  Caroline Newman ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Fangxia Feng ,  Zissis Dardas ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Ying She

发明人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rhonda Willigan ,  Caroline Newman ,  Rakesh Radhakrishnan ,  Fangxia Feng ,  Zissis Dardas ,  Susanne Opalka ,  Ying She

IPC分类号： G01N35/08

CPC分类号： C01G27/006 ,  B01J23/002 ,  B01J23/10 ,  B01J23/63 ,  B01J23/6567 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J35/1019 ,  B01J35/1061 ,  B01J37/0036 ,  B01J37/03 ,  B01J2523/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  C01B3/16 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/107 ,  C01B2203/1082 ,  C01F17/0043 ,  C01G25/00 ,  C01G25/006 ,  C01P2002/50 ,  C01P2002/52 ,  C01P2002/60 ,  C01P2002/72 ,  C01P2002/82 ,  C01P2006/12 ,  C01P2006/14 ,  C01P2006/16 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  Y10T436/12 ,  B01J2523/3712 ,  B01J2523/48 ,  B01J2523/3706 ,  B01J2523/3718 ,  B01J2523/49 ,  B01J2523/375 ,  B01J2523/32 ,  B01J2523/74 ,  B01J2523/828 ,  B01J2523/56 ,  B01J2523/824 ,  B01J2523/68 ,  B01J2523/821 ,  B01J2523/3737 ,  B01J2523/827 ,  B01J2523/822

摘要： A homogeneous ceria-based mixed-metal oxide, useful as a catalyst support, a co-catalyst and/or a getter has a relatively large surface area per weight, typically exceeding 150 m2/g, a structure of nanocrystallites having diameters of less than 4 nm, and including pores larger than the nanocrystallites and having diameters in the range of 4 to about 9 nm. The ratio of pore volumes, VP, to skeletal structure volumes, VS, is typically less than about 2.5, and the surface area per unit volume of the oxide material is greater than 320 m2/cm3, for low internal mass transfer resistance and large effective surface area for reaction activity. The mixed metal oxide is ceria-based, includes Zr and or Hf, and is made by a novel co-precipitation process. A highly dispersed catalyst metal, typically a noble metal such as Pt, may be loaded on to the mixed metal oxide support from a catalyst metal-containing solution following a selected acid surface treatment of the oxide support. Appropriate ratioing of the Ce and other metal constituents of the oxide support contribute to it retaining in a cubic phase and enhancing catalytic performance. Rhenium is preferably further loaded on to the mixed-metal oxide support and passivated, to increase the activity of the catalyst. The metal-loaded mixed-metal oxide catalyst is applied particularly in water gas shift reactions as associated with fuel processing systems, as for fuel cells.

公开(公告)号：US20060233691A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11091241

申请日：2005-03-28

申请人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rhonda Willigan

发明人： Thomas Vanderspurt ,  Rhonda Willigan

IPC分类号： C01F17/00

CPC分类号： C01F17/0043 ,  B01J23/002 ,  B01J23/10 ,  B01J23/20 ,  B01J23/30 ,  B01J35/023 ,  B01J37/03 ,  B01J2523/00 ,  C01B3/16 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0205 ,  C01B2203/0288 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1041 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/107 ,  C01B2203/1082 ,  C01B2203/146 ,  C01G25/006 ,  C01G27/006 ,  C01G41/006 ,  C01P2002/52 ,  C01P2002/60 ,  C01P2006/13 ,  C01P2006/14 ,  C01P2006/16 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  B01J2523/3712 ,  B01J2523/48 ,  B01J2523/57 ,  B01J2523/69 ,  B01J2523/74 ,  B01J2523/828 ,  B01J2523/49

摘要： A doped, nanocrystalline, ceria-containing, mixed metal oxide supports a noble metal to provide a thermally-durable catalyst for processing carbonaceous fuels, particularly for the water gas shift reactions. The mixed metal oxide includes Zr and/or Hf and is normally susceptible to oxide ion vacancy ordering at elevated temperature reducing conditions. A dopant is selected to inhibit such oxide ion vacancy ordering. The dopant is preferably selected from the group consisting of W, Mo, Ta, and Nb, most preferably W, for providing a thermally-durable catalyst at operating temperatures exceeding 400° C. The noble metal is preferably Pt and/or Re. The doped ceria-containing mixed metal oxide is prepared from 2 or 3 aqueous solutions variously containing ceria, Zr and/or Hf, the dopant, and urea. The solutions are heated to below boiling, combined in a particular sequence and manner, and brought to boiling to crystallize and precipitate the doped ceria-containing mixed metal oxide.

摘要翻译： 掺杂的纳米晶体，含二氧化铈的混合金属氧化物支持贵金属，以提供用于处理碳质燃料的耐热催化剂，特别是用于水煤气变换反应。 混合金属氧化物包括Zr和/或Hf，并且在升高的温度降低条件下通常易于氧化物离子空位排序。 选择掺杂剂以抑制这种氧化物离子空位排序。 掺杂剂优选选自W，Mo，Ta和Nb，最优选W，用于在超过400℃的操作温度下提供耐热催化剂。贵金属优选为Pt和/或Re。 掺杂的含二氧化铈的混合金属氧化物由2或3种各种含有二氧化铈，Zr和/或Hf的水溶液，掺杂剂和尿素制备。 将溶液加热至低沸点，以特定的顺序和方式组合，并使其沸腾结晶并沉淀掺杂的含二氧化铈的混合金属氧化物。