Abstract: A vehicle temperature control system comprising an internal combustion engine with an engine block and with a cylinder head, a heat source for heating a heat transfer medium, a heat exchanger arrangement for the transfer of heat transported in the heat transfer medium to air to be introduced into a vehicle interior, and a valve arrangement, by means of which the heat transfer medium heated by the heat source can be fed selectively, at least in part, to a first heat transfer region, provided in the region of the cylinder head, of the internal combustion engine, without being conducted into a second heat transfer region, provided in the region of the engine block, of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A heating system for a vehicle includes a heater (12) with a first electric heating device (24), which can be operated to ignite an air/fuel mixture present in a combustion chamber (16), and with a second electric heating device (22) for supporting the evaporation of the fuel. An actuating device (26) is provided for putting the heater (12) into operation after a start command has been generated. A first start command generating device (30, 36, 26) can be actuated by a user to generate a start command and a second start command generating device (32, 38, 26) generates a start command according to an operating program. The actuating device (26) operates the second heating device (22) at a lower heat output after a start command has been generated by means of the second start command generating device (32,38, 26).

Abstract: An evaporative burner includes an evaporative medium for feeding fuel vapor into a combustion chamber, a first heating device, having at least one ignition heating element projecting with at least its heating region into the combustion chamber for igniting fuel vapor present in the combustion chamber, and a second heating device, with at least one evaporating heating element associated with the evaporative medium for affecting its evaporation characteristic.

Abstract: A burner for burning a gaseous fuel containing hydrogen with a gaseous oxidizer containing oxygen, having a combustion chamber in which the combustion reaction takes place during operation of the burner and having a wall structure which seals off the combustion chamber on the input end and which has multiple fuel openings through which the fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber during operation of the burner and has multiple oxidizer openings through which the oxidizer is introduced into the combustion chamber during operation of the burner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine which is used in particular in motor vehicle having a reformer for generating hydrogen, whereby the reformer has a single operating mode in which it generates as much reformate as needed or even more for purification of the maximum quantity of exhaust gas generated, whereby a distributor apparatus is situated at the output end of the reformer and the distributor apparatus is connected at the output end to an intake train of the internal combustion engine and to an ammonia generator, whereby the ammonia generator is connected at the output end upstream from an SCR catalyst to an exhaust train of the internal combustion engine, whereby the distributor apparatus allocates the reformate between the intake train and the ammonia generator as a function of the operating state of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: An evaporator arrangement and/or vaporizing burner is provided for generating a hydrocarbon vapor/mixed material mixture. The arrangement has a mixing chamber (50) surrounded by a circumferential wall area (46) and a bottom wall area (44). Inlet openings (48) are provided in the circumferential wall area (46) for the entry of gaseous mixed material into the mixing chamber (50) and the bottom wall area (44) has a porous evaporator medium (62) for absorbing liquid hydrocarbon. A first heating device (76) is associated with the porous evaporator medium (62). A second heating device (94) heats the mixed material before or/and during its passage through the inlet openings (48).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric fuel dosing pump (2) of a heating device (1), especially a water heating device in the form of a an auxiliary heater or an independent heating device of an automobile, having a control device (5) for controlling the dosing pump and optionally the heating device. The invention is characterized in that hydraulic/pneumatic states (Z) and parameters (F, N) of the fuel medium are detected in a signal detector (6) by means of the electrical behavior of the fuel dosing pump (2), especially the flow rate, and evaluated in said control device (5) for regulating the dosing pump (2) and optionally the heating device (1), especially also the fan motor (3) and the ignition device (4).

Abstract: A heating system for a vehicle includes a heater (12) with a first electric heating device (24), which can be operated to ignite an air/fuel mixture present in a combustion chamber (16), and with a second electric heating device (22), which can be operated to support the evaporation of the fuel into the combustion chamber (16). An actuating device (26) is provided for the heater (12), which actuating device puts the heater (12) into operation after a start command has been generated. A first start command generating device (30, 36, 26), which can be actuated by a user to generate a start command is provided along with a second start command generating device (32, 38, 26), which generates a start command according to an operating program.

Abstract: A device for producing an air/hydrocarbon mixture has an atomizing arrangement (10) with a hydrocarbon feed means (14) and with an air feed means (16, 18, 20) for producing the air/hydrocarbon mixture by atomizing liquid hydrocarbon. A heating arrangement (37), with which hydrocarbon (28) applied to the surface (26) of the first air flow guiding element (22) can be heated, is provided in a first air flow guiding element (22). The heated and consequently less viscous hydrocarbon (28) is moved to an atomizing lip (30) by corresponding air flows, which are generated by the air flow space areas (18, 20), and is atomized there, so that an air/hydrocarbon mixture suitable for combustion or reforming is formed.

Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided for a vehicle for conditioning the air to be introduced into the interior space of a vehicle. The system has a drying unit (14), through which the air (L) can flow and by which moisture can be extracted from the air (L).

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell (12), a burner (34), which can be operated with fuel or/and fuel cell waste gas as desired. A heat exchanger arrangement (32) is provided to transfer heat generated in the burner (34) to air to be fed into the fuel cell (12) or/and to hydrogen-containing gas to be fed into the fuel cell (12).

Abstract: A conditioning system for a vehicle comprises an evaporator, positioned in an air conducting channel means, of an air conditioning unit, by means of which evaporator heat and/or moisture can be removed from the air to be introduced into a vehicle interior, a heating means being provided at the evaporator for at least local heating of the same.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel internal combustion engine having a catalyst arrangement and also at least one evaporator/burner arrangement upstream of the catalyst arrangement in the exhaust gas flow path, the evaporator/burner arrangement including a housing arrangement, with an evaporator/burner chamber formed therein which is open to the exhaust gas flow path, an evaporator medium for receiving liquid hydrocarbon and for delivering hydrocarbon vapor to the evaporator/burner chamber, a heating device for heating the evaporator medium, and an ignition device for starting the combustion of the hydrocarbon vapor present in the evaporator/burner chamber.

Abstract: An evaporator arrangement is provided for generating a hydrocarbon/air or/and hydrocarbon/steam mixture that can be decomposed in a reformer for producing hydrogen. A burner/evaporator area, which has a combustion/mixing chamber (14), into which air or/and steam enters via an inlet opening arrangement (16), a hydrocarbon-evaporating device (24, 34), including a porous evaporator medium (24) and, associated with same, a first heating device (34) and a glow type igniting member (28) for igniting a hydrocarbon-containing mixture present in the combustion/mixing chamber (14).

Abstract: An evaporator arrangement for generating a hydrocarbon/steam mixture that can be decomposed in a reformer for producing hydrogen comprises an evaporator area, which has a steam-generating means (32, R, 36, 38, 40), a mixing chamber (14), into which steam enters via an inlet opening arrangement (16), as well as a hydrocarbon-evaporating means (24, 28), comprising a porous evaporator medium (24) and a first heating means (28) associated with same.

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a vehicle heater has a flow guide element (16), which provides a flow guide surface (28) and which has an atomizing lip (36) in an end area (34). A fuel feed device (52, 50) is provided for feeding fuel to the flow guide surface (28) at a spaced location from the atomizing lip (36). Provisions are made for the fuel feed device (52, 50) in the flow guide element (16) to comprise a fuel release depression (50), into which opens a fuel feed channel device (52) in a junction area.

Abstract: A heating system for a vehicle includes a reformer arrangement for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon/mixed material mixture, a burner arrangement for reception of hydrogen produced in the reformer arrangement and combustion thereof, and a heat exchanger arrangement for transferring combustion heat produced in the burner arrangement to a heating medium.

Abstract: A temperature control system for a vehicle includes an evaporator of an air conditioning unit, heat and/or moisture being withdrawable by the evaporator from the air to be introduced into the vehicle interior, a first heat exchanger arrangement, downstream of the evaporator in the air flow direction, supply of heat to air to be introduced into the vehicle interior being by the heat exchanger arrangement, and a heating arrangement with a second heat exchanger arrangement upstream of the evaporator in the air flow direction, supply of heat to the air to be introduced into the vehicle interior by the second heat exchanger arrangement.

Abstract: A device for conditioning a vehicle includes at least one electrically operated conditioning arrangement, a hot air supply system with a heat source, and a delivery arrangement for delivery of heated air into a vehicle interior, a fuel cell system for providing electrical energy for the at least one conditioning arrangement and the delivery arrangement. The hot air supply system includes the fuel cell system as heat source and also furthermore a heat exchanger arrangement for transferring heat arising in the region of the fuel cell system to the air to be delivered into the vehicle interior.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a gas production system for producing a hydrogen-containing gas mixture, a fuel cell to which the hydrogen-containing gas mixture can be supplied for use of the hydrogen contained therein for producing electricity, wherein a hydrogen-depleted gas mixture leaves the fuel cell, a catalytic burner, to which the hydrogen-depleted gas mixture can be supplied for heat production, a heat exchanger arrangement for transferring heat produced in the catalytic burner to a heat carrier medium, a fuel-operated burner following the catalytic burner, and a heat exchanger arrangement for transferring heat produced in the fuel-operated burner to a heat carrier medium.