APPARATUS FOR TREATING FUEL AND METHOD OF STARTING THE SAME

摘要

An apparatus for fuel treatment (100) comprising: a reformer (111); a raw-material feed part (112); a water supply part (114); a heating part (116); a reforming-temperature detection part (117) which measures the temperature of a reforming catalyst; a modifier (121); a modification-temperature detection part (123); and a control part (200). When the apparatus is to be started, the control part (200) operates the raw-material feed part (112) to begin to feed a raw material to the reformer (111). Simultaneously therewith, the control part (200) operates the heating part (116) to begin to supply heat to the reforming catalyst. Thereafter, when the reforming-temperature detection part (117) detects a temperature not lower than a reference temperature for reforming-water supply, then the control part operates the water supply part to begin to supply water to the reformer (111). During the period when the temperature measured by the reforming-temperature detection part (117) is not lower than the reference temperature for reforming-water supply, the amount of water to be supplied to the reformer (111) is determined based on the temperature measured by the modification-temperature detection part and the water supply part (114) is controlled.