Multi-channel Upright Reformer for Fuel Cell Merged with Heater

摘要

A multi-channel upright reformer for a fuel cell is provided, which has a simple structure by breaking from an existing complicated channel structure to allow fluids such as fuel and vapor to be stably flow, thereby improving durability and achieving an efficient reforming reaction and an efficient operation of the fuel cell. A method for manufacturing compactly a reformer by minimizing an area where heat exchange is performed and expand of a fuel cell due to the resulting decrease in manufacturing cost. Also a reformer for semipermanently using by frequently exchanging a catalyst used in a reforming reaction and supply the reformer at a low price by significantly decreasing cost consumed for the catalyst is provided.

主权项

1. A multi-channel upright reformer for a fuel cell merged with a heater, comprising:
a heat transfer unit 100 in which each of a water inflow pipe 110 through which water flows into a preheating channel part 500 and an inflow pipe 120 through which natural gas for reforming flows into the preheating channel part 500 is configured, a discharge pipe 130 through which reformed reforming gas is discharged is formed on the bottom of the inflow pipe 120 and an exhaust port 140 through which a combustion exhaust gas is discharged is formed on the top of the inflow pipe 120, a connection unit 150 is integrally formed on the other side of the exhaust port 140 so as to be easily hermetically joined coupled with the combustion supporting unit 200, and an exhaust gas channel part 700 guiding the combusted exhaust gas to be exhausted, a reforming channel part 600 in which an actual reforming reaction is achieved and the discharge pipe 130 is connected and configured, and the preheating channel part 500 in which the water inflow pipe 110 and the inflow pipe 120 through which the water and the natural gas flow are connected and configured and preheating is achieved are integrally configured on the other side of the exhaust port 140, which are configured therein; a combustion supporting unit 200 on which either any one of a combustion part 250 generating heat through combustion by using the natural gas and stack unreaction fuel as raw materials or a heater which an inflow passage of high-temperature air when the combustion part 250 is not mounted is detachably mounted and fixed; a catalyst input unit 300 having a structure in which opening is easy at the time of inputting the catalyst input for the reforming reaction and mounted on the other side of the inflow pipe 120 through which the natural gas flows in a structure to be easily opened with the heat transfer unit 100 and a distribution housing 400 guiding the reforming gas subjected to the reforming reaction to be discharged through the discharge pipe 130 in the reforming channel part 600 and detachably mounted on one side of the bottom of the heat transfer unit 100, wherein the heat transfer unit 100 includes each of one or more preheating channel parts 500 in which the water and the natural gas flow and are preheated, one or more reforming channel parts 600 guiding the actual reforming reaction of the natural gas and the water by the catalyst, and one or more exhaust gas channel parts 700 guiding gas combusted in the combustion unit 200 to be discharged, and the reforming channel parts 600 are configured at left and right sides based on the center of the preheating channel part 500, respectively, the exhaust gas channel parts 700 are configured at left and right sides of the reforming channel part 600, respectively, and the preheating channel parts 500, the reforming channel parts 600, and the exhaust gas channel parts 700 are uprightly mounted on a receiving groove 160 to facilitate preheating and discharge of the combusted gas.