Ceramic oxygen transport membrane array reactor and reforming method
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1. An oxygen transport membrane panel for transferring radiant heat to a plurality of steam generators, the oxygen transport membrane panel comprising:
- a panel frame; and
a plurality of oxygen transport membrane repeating units arranged in a tightly packed linear and co-planar orientation;
wherein each oxygen transport membrane repeating unit comprises two or more oxygen transport membrane tubes coupled together configured to be in fluid communication with either a feed manifold or an exhaust manifold;
wherein each oxygen transport membrane tube having a permeate side located on an interior surface of the tube and a retentate side located on an exterior surface of the oxygen transport membrane tube;
wherein the plurality of oxygen transport membrane panels are configured to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing stream contacting the retentate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes in cross-flow arrangement and react the permeated oxygen with a gas stream containing hydrogen fuel or hydrocarbon fuel introduced into the permeate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes thereby producing radiant heat and a reaction product stream;
wherein the plurality of steam generators are configured to produce steam from a source of feed water in the presence of the radiant heat from the oxygen transport membrane panels; and
wherein the plurality of steam generators comprise a feed water, or feed steam manifold, a steam exhaust manifold, and a plurality of steam tubes disposed in a juxtaposed orientation with respect to the one or more the oxygen transport membrane tubes and the plurality of steam tubes in fluid communication with the feed water manifold and the steam collection manifold.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a commercially viable modular ceramic oxygen transport membrane system for utilizing heat generated in reactively-driven oxygen transport membrane tubes to generate steam, heat process fluid and/or provide energy to carry out endothermic chemical reactions. The system provides for improved thermal coupling of oxygen transport membrane tubes to steam generation tubes or process heater tubes or reactor tubes for efficient and effective radiant heat transfer.
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19 Claims
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1. An oxygen transport membrane panel for transferring radiant heat to a plurality of steam generators, the oxygen transport membrane panel comprising:
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a panel frame; and a plurality of oxygen transport membrane repeating units arranged in a tightly packed linear and co-planar orientation; wherein each oxygen transport membrane repeating unit comprises two or more oxygen transport membrane tubes coupled together configured to be in fluid communication with either a feed manifold or an exhaust manifold; wherein each oxygen transport membrane tube having a permeate side located on an interior surface of the tube and a retentate side located on an exterior surface of the oxygen transport membrane tube; wherein the plurality of oxygen transport membrane panels are configured to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing stream contacting the retentate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes in cross-flow arrangement and react the permeated oxygen with a gas stream containing hydrogen fuel or hydrocarbon fuel introduced into the permeate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes thereby producing radiant heat and a reaction product stream; wherein the plurality of steam generators are configured to produce steam from a source of feed water in the presence of the radiant heat from the oxygen transport membrane panels; and wherein the plurality of steam generators comprise a feed water, or feed steam manifold, a steam exhaust manifold, and a plurality of steam tubes disposed in a juxtaposed orientation with respect to the one or more the oxygen transport membrane tubes and the plurality of steam tubes in fluid communication with the feed water manifold and the steam collection manifold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An oxygen transport membrane panel for transferring radiant heat to a process gas heater, the oxygen transport membrane panel comprising:
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a panel frame; and a plurality of oxygen transport membrane repeating units arranged in a tightly packed linear and co-planar orientation; wherein each oxygen transport membrane repeating unit comprises two or more oxygen transport membrane tubes coupled together at one end to form a multi-pass arrangement and the other end of the tubes configured to be in fluid communication with either a feed manifold or an exhaust manifold; wherein each oxygen transport membrane tube having a permeate side located on an interior surface of the tube and a retentate side located on an exterior surface of the oxygen transport membrane tube; wherein the plurality of oxygen transport membrane panels are configured to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing stream contacting the retentate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes in cross-flow arrangement and react the permeated oxygen with a gas stream containing hydrogen fuel or hydrocarbon fuel introduced into the permeate side of the oxygen transport membrane tubes thereby producing radiant heat and a reaction product stream; wherein said plurality of process gas heaters are configured receive radiant heat from the oxygen transport membrane panels; and wherein the plurality of process gas heaters comprise a feed manifold, an exhaust manifold, and a plurality of process gas tubes disposed in a juxtaposed orientation with respect to the one or more the oxygen transport membrane tubes and the plurality of gas tubes in fluid communication with the feed manifold and the gas exhaust manifold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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