Hybrid Fuel Cell Burner Layout for Fast Stable Heating

The patent combines flame combustion and catalytic combustion into a hybrid burner system. The flame burner provides high heating speed while the catalytic burner ensures operational stability by preventing flame blowout through catalytic reaction at lower temperatures. Both combustion modes operate in the same burner device with a common combustion chamber.

The burner employs a hybrid combustion approach using both flame-based and catalytic-based combustion mechanisms. The catalytic coating material (such as platinum or palladium) is applied on the combustion chamber surface to enable catalytic combustion, creating a composite combustion system that leverages the advantages of both combustion types.

The hybrid burner system combines the stable operation of catalytic combustion with the high heating speed of flame combustion. During startup or when high heating power is needed, the flame combustion mode dominates. During normal operation, the catalytic combustion mode ensures stable and efficient operation, thereby achieving both fast heating and operational stability.

The burner can switch between flame combustion mode and catalytic combustion mode depending on operational requirements. During startup phase, flame combustion provides rapid heating. Once the fuel cell reaches operating temperature, the system transitions to catalytic combustion for stable and efficient operation, creating a periodic or conditional operation pattern.