Integrated reformer and waste heat recovery system for power generation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGünther Wall, Anthony Mark Thompson, Wei Wei, Gabor Ast
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Abstract
A power generation system is provided. The power generation system includes a reformer system for producing syngas for an internal combustion engine. The reformer system includes a reforming unit having a catalyst for thermochemical conversion of a first portion of a hydrocarbon fuel to the syngas. The power generation system also includes a waste heat recovery system including at least one organic Rankine cycle flow path of working fluid, at least one waste heat recovery exchanger, for extracting waste heat from the reformer system, and at least one evaporator for using the extracted waste heat for heating the working fluid.
Claims17
A power generation system comprising:
- a reformer system for producing syngas for an internal combustion engine, the reformer system comprising a reforming unit comprising a catalyst for thermochemical conversion of a first portion of a hydrocarbon fuel to the syngas;
- and
- a waste heat recovery system comprising at least one organic Rankine cycle flow path of working fluid, at least one waste heat recovery exchanger for extracting waste heat located in a flow path of the reformer system, and at least one evaporator for using the extracted waste heat for heating the working fluid.
A waste heat recovery system comprising:
- an reformer system comprising at least one waste heat recovery heat exchanger for extracting waste heat located in a flow path of the reformer system;
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- at least one organic Rankine cycle system integrated with the reformer system,
- wherein the at least one organic Rankine cycle system comprises an evaporator configured to at least partially evaporate and/or to superheat a working fluid using the waste heat recovered from the reformer system.
A reformer system comprising:
- a reforming unit for producing a syngas for an internal combustion engine;
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- a plurality of waste heat recovery heat exchangers for extracting waste heat located in a plurality of flow paths of the reformer system and using the extracted waste heat to at least partially evaporate or superheat a working fluid of at least one Rankine cycle system for power generation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.