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SECTIONALIZED BOX STYLE STEAM METHANE REFORMER

  • US 20190321800A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2004
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A box style steam methane reformer section, comprising:

  • a) A top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls forming an interior cavity, the section having open ends that communicate with the interior cavity;

    b) At least one feedstock supply pipe located along the top wall outside of the interior cavity, the feedstock supply pipe having feedstock supply pipe ends;

    c) At least one fuel supply pipe located along the top wall outside of the interior cavity, the fuel supply pipe having fuel supply pipe ends;

    d) At least one syngas collection pipe located outside of the bottom wall, the syngas collection pipe having syngas collection pipe ends;

    e) At least one flue gas collection duct located outside of the bottom wall, the flue gas collection duct having flue gas collection duct ends;

    f) Reactor tubes located in the interior cavity and extending from the bottom wall to the top wall, the reactor tubes having a top end connected to the feedstock supply pipe and a bottom end connected to the syngas collection pipe;

    g) Burners located in the interior cavity adjacent to the top wall and being connected to the fuel supply pipe, the burners providing radiant heating of the reactor tubes;

    h) The feedstock supply pipe ends, the fuel supply pipe ends, the syngas collection pipe ends and the flue gas collection duct ends being aligned with each other and with the section ends so that when the steam methane reformer section is assembled to a second steam methane reformer section, the section ends, the feedstock supply pipe ends, the fuel supply pipe ends, the syngas collection pipe ends and the flue gas collection duct ends of the steam methane reformer section, are coupled to the section ends, the feedstock supply pipe ends, the fuel supply pipe ends, the syngas collection pipe ends and the flue gas collection duct ends of the second steam methane reformer section.

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