A novel reactor type for autothermal reforming of diesel fuel and kerosene

Electrical start-up for diesel fuel processing in a fuel-cell-based auxiliary power unit

“…ATR 12 was developed in Scharf [20] as the first reformer at Jülich with an integrated heat exchanger in the form of an annular gap. It is a further development of ATR AH2, which also included an additional nozzle for cold water injection and a steam generation chamber [21]. The previous generations of reformers at Jülich, including the ATR AH2, however, included coiled tubing heat exchangers instead of an annular gap in the ATR 12.…”

A survey of nickel-based catalysts and monolithic reformers of the onboard fuel reforming system for fuel cell APU applications

“…For the reforming of Shell summer grade diesel in the ATR 8 reformer, concentrations of H 2 , CO, CO 2 , and CH 4 in the dry reformate are measured as around 37, 10, 12, and 0.1 vol%, respectively . In order to reduce the power consumption in the reformer and make the reformer more simply and compact, the latest model labeled as ATR AH2 was developed as shown in Figure . In this novel design the external water supply tubing is removed.…”

“…Among all the fields, the transportation sector consumes almost one third of the total energy consumption. For instance, 28.6% of the total primary energy was spent by transportation in USA in 2007 , and 29.5% of the total energy was consumed by transportation in Germany in 2010 . Therefore, a more efficient energy utilization solution in the transportation sector is desired.…”

Diesel autothermal reforming with hydrogen peroxide for low-oxygen environments

“…ATR shares several advantages with both POX and SR, such as rapid thermal response and relatively high hydrogen yields. Furthermore, ATR requires no external heat source due to its slight exothermic reaction, enabling simple reformer configurations [21][22][23]. Based on these advantages, ATR may be the most suitable method for subsea submarine applications.…”