Apparatus, system, and method for generating a gas from solid reactant pouches
First Claim
1. An apparatus to generate a gas, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more liquid permeable pouches, each of the pouches defining a cavity comprising a solid anhydrous reactant;
a reaction chamber comprising a heat and pressure resistant material, the reaction chamber configured to receive the one or more pouches and a liquid reactant;
one or more reactant inlets configured to join the liquid reactant and the one or more pouches such that the liquid reactant contacts at least a portion of the one or more pouches; and
a gas outlet configured to release gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous reactant and the liquid reactant.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for generating a gas. One or more liquid permeable pouches each define a cavity that contains a solid anhydrous reactant, such as a chemical hydride. A reaction chamber made of a heat, chemical and/or pressure resistant material receives the one or more pouches from a pouch feeder that transfers the one or more pouches into the reaction chamber successively at a feed rate. One or more liquid sources inject a liquid reactant into the reaction chamber so that the liquid reactant contacts a portion of the one or more pouches. The one or more liquid sources inject the liquid reactant at an injection rate that corresponds to the feed rate. A gas outlet releases a gas, such as hydrogen, oxygen, ammonia, borazine, nitrogen, or a hydrocarbon, that is produced by a reaction between the solid reactant and the liquid reactant.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus to generate a gas, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more liquid permeable pouches, each of the pouches defining a cavity comprising a solid anhydrous reactant; a reaction chamber comprising a heat and pressure resistant material, the reaction chamber configured to receive the one or more pouches and a liquid reactant; one or more reactant inlets configured to join the liquid reactant and the one or more pouches such that the liquid reactant contacts at least a portion of the one or more pouches; and a gas outlet configured to release gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous reactant and the liquid reactant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus to generate a gas, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more liquid permeable pouches, each of the pouches defining a cavity comprising a solid anhydrous reactant; a reaction chamber comprising a heat and pressure resistant material, the reaction chamber configured to receive the one or more pouches and a liquid reactant; a pouch feeder configured to transfer the one or more pouches into the reaction chamber successively at a feed rate; one or more liquid sources configured to inject the liquid reactant into the reaction chamber such that the liquid reactant contacts at least a portion of the one or more pouches, the one or more liquid sources injecting the liquid reactant at an injection rate corresponding to the feed rate; and a gas outlet configured to release a gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous reactant and the liquid reactant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system to generate hydrogen, the system comprising:
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a pouch source configured to store an unused portion of one or more liquid permeable pouches, each of the pouches defining a cavity comprising a solid anhydrous chemical hydride; a reaction chamber comprising a heat and pressure resistant material, the reaction chamber configured to receive the one or more pouches and a liquid reactant; a pouch feeder configured to transfer the one or more pouches from the pouch source into the reaction chamber successively at a feed rate; one or more liquid sources configured to inject the liquid reactant into the reaction chamber such that the liquid reactant contacts at least a portion of the one or more pouches, the one or more liquid sources injecting the liquid reactant at an injection rate corresponding to the feed rate; a hydrogen outlet configured to release hydrogen gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous chemical hydride and the liquid reactant; and a used pouch storage configured to receive a used portion of the one or more pouches from the reaction chamber. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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