Abstract: The hydrocarbon production method includes a first production step of producing carbon monoxide using carbon dioxide contained in source gas, and a second production step of producing hydrocarbon using hydrogen contained in source gas and carbon monoxide. The source gas contains at least one of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen not derived from fossil fuel.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon production method includes: a hydrogen extraction step of extracting hydrogen from an organic hydride by a dehydrogenation reaction; and a hydrocarbon production step of producing a hydrocarbon by a reaction by a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process using the extracted hydrogen and carbon monoxide. In addition, in the hydrogen extraction step, reaction heat generated in the hydrocarbon production step is used.

Abstract: A turbocharger includes: a turbine wheel that is driven by exhaust gas from an engine and supported rotatably by a predetermined rotary shaft; and a turbine housing that forms an exhaust gas passage that leads the exhaust gas to the turbine wheel, wherein the turbine housing includes a housing main body constituted by a plate-form member and a reinforcement member that forms the exhaust gas passage together with the housing main body and reinforces the housing main body, the reinforcement member includes a pair of annular portions having a substantially annular shape and provided about an axial center of the rotary shaft at an interval in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a connecting portion that connects the pair of annular portions, and the pair of annular portions and the connecting portion are molded integrally by implementing deformation processing on the plate-form member.

Abstract: There are provided a hydrogen production apparatus and a hydrogen producing method that can easily bring the temperature of a gas to be supplied to a preferential oxidation catalyst bed to a proper range without the necessity of flow rate control of a cooling medium, and a fuel cell system which is relatively inexpensive and can easily realize stable operation.

Abstract: A reforming apparatus for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas includes a reformer for generating the reformed gas from the raw fuel, and a steam supply means for supplying the steam to the reformer. The steam supply means has a dry-out heat exchanger that dries out the water by conducting heat exchange with the reformed gas generated when the raw fuel is combusted. The cross-sectional area of passage in the dry-out heat exchanger is larger than that of a pipe connected upstream of the dry-out heat exchanger.

Abstract: This fuel cell system [[1]] provides a fuel cell system that can be reduced in cost. This fuel cell system [[1]] includes a reformer [[11]] for reforming raw fuel using a burner [[15]] to generate reformed gas, and a CO shift converter [[12]] shaped like a tube provided integrally with the reformer [[11]] such that the reformer [[11]] is positioned in the tube, for reducing a carbon monoxide concentration in the reformed gas generated by the reformer [[11]]. In the fuel cell system [[1]], the CO shift converter [[12]] can be heated with exhaust gas from the burner [[15]] to increase the temperature thereof. Therefore, the need for a heater to increase the temperature of the CO shift converter [[12]] can be eliminated.

Abstract: A turbocharger includes: a turbine wheel that is driven by exhaust gas from an engine and supported rotatably by a predetermined rotary shaft; and a turbine housing that forms an exhaust gas passage that leads the exhaust gas to the turbine wheel, wherein the turbine housing includes a housing main body constituted by a plate-form member and a reinforcement member that forms the exhaust gas passage together with the housing main body and reinforces the housing main body, the reinforcement member includes a pair of annular portions having a substantially annular shape and provided about an axial center of the rotary shaft at an interval in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a connecting portion that connects the pair of annular portions, and the pair of annular portions and the connecting portion are molded integrally by implementing deformation processing on the plate-form member.

Abstract: A reforming apparatus for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas includes a reformer for generating the reformed gas from the raw fuel, and a steam supply means for supplying the steam to the reformer. The steam supply means has a dry-out heat exchanger that dries out the water by conducting heat exchange with the reformed gas generated when the raw fuel is combusted. The cross-sectional area of passage in the dry-out heat exchanger is larger than that of a pipe connected upstream of the dry-out heat exchanger.

Abstract: There are provided a hydrogen production apparatus and a hydrogen producing method that can easily bring the temperature of a gas to be supplied to a preferential oxidation catalyst bed to a proper range without the necessity of flow rate control of a cooling medium, and a fuel cell s stem which is relatively inexpensive and can easily realize stable operation.

Abstract: An exhaust manifold includes an open/close valve that switches between either closing or opening the exhaust path of a collection section, and switches the exhaust path of the exhaust gas between passing through or not passing through a bypass path containing an upstream catalyst. There is a partition wall structure in a pipe-mounting member so that when the valve is closed such that the exhaust gas during cold start is led to the upstream catalyst, the exhaust paths for each of the branch pipes on the upstream side of the valve inside a collection section are independent from one another. When the valve is closed, the downstream side of each of the branch pipes is not continuous inside the collection section, so the flow of air is prevented in this section, and exhaust interference and loss of exhaust heat are reduced.

Abstract: An exhaust manifold that comprises an open/close valve that switches between either closing or opening the exhaust path of a collection section, and switches the exhaust path of the exhaust gas between passing through or not passing through a bypass path containing a upstream (front) catalyst; it can improve flow of exhaust gas when the open/close valve is completely closed, and reducing exhaust interference and loss of exhaust heat. There is a partition wall structure 12 in a pipe-mounting member 11 so that when the open/close valve 15 is closed such that the exhaust gas during cold start is led to the upstream (front) catalyst, the exhaust paths for each of the branch pipes 3 on the upstream side of the open/close valve 15 inside a collection section 4 are made independent from one another.

Abstract: In an air conditioner including an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan which are disposed in an indoor-side chamber, and an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan which are disposed in an outdoor-side chamber, the indoor-side chamber and the outdoor-side chamber being partitioned by a partition plate mounted on a bottom plate, the outdoor heat exchanger is disposed on said bottom plate, and the bottom plate is integrally formed with a dam member for damming up drain water flowing from at least one of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: In an air conditioner (10) including an indoor-side chamber (21) containing an indoor heat exchanger (11) and an indoor fan (12), and an outdoor-side chamber (22) containing outdoor heat exchanger (13) and an outdoor fan (14), the indoor-side chamber (21) and the outdoor-side chamber (22) being partitioned by a partition plate (20), the partition plate (2) has a top panel (42) having a ventilation opening portion and a ventilation shutter (49) for opening/closing said ventilation opening portion (48) to freely adjust the opening degree of said ventilation opening portion (48). An indoor fan casing (34) having a heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) located above a drain pan (33) is provided between the indoor fan (12) and the partition plate (20), and an electrical heater (55) is disposed on the heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) so that the electric heater (55) is located above the drain pan (33) through the lower-portion mounting portion (64).

Abstract: In an air conditioner (10) including an indoor-side chamber (21) containing an indoor heat exchanger (11) and an indoor fan (12), and an outdoor-side chamber (22) containing outdoor heat exchanger (13) and an outdoor fan (14), the indoor-side chamber (21) and the outdoor-side chamber (22) being partitioned by a partition plate (20), the partition plate (2) has a top panel (42) having a ventilation opening portion and a ventilation shutter (49) for opening/closing said ventilation opening portion (48) to freely adjust the opening degree of said ventilation opening portion (48). An indoor fan casing (34) having a heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) located above a drain pan (33) is provided between the indoor fan (12) and the partition plate (20), and an electrical heater (55) is disposed on the heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) so that the electric heater (55) is located above the drain pan (33) through the lower-portion mounting portion (64).

Abstract: In an air conditioner including an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan which are disposed in an indoor-side chamber, and an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan which are disposed in an outdoor-side chamber, the indoor-side chamber and the outdoor-side chamber being partitioned by a partition plate mounted on a bottom plate, the outdoor heat exchanger is disposed on said bottom plate, and the bottom plate is integrally formed with a dam member for damming up drain water flowing from at least one of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger.