Integration of a closed loop supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle in a steam methane reformer
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsBruce Eng, Rahul Khandelwal
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Abstract
An integrated reforming and power generation process is provided. This process employs a steam methane reformer to provide a hot process gas stream and a flue gas stream, utilizes the hot process gas stream to provide heat to produce a total steam stream comprising a process steam stream and an excess steam stream, and utilizes the flue gas stream to provide heat to at least a pre-reformer mixture stream, a reformer feed stream, the process steam stream and a pre-reformer steam stream The flue gas stream also provides heat to an integrated power generation process, and the excess steam stream is less than 15% of the total steam stream.
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An integrated reforming and power generation process comprising:
- employing a steam methane reformer to provide a hot process gas stream and a flue gas stream,
- utilizing the hot process gas stream to provide heat to produce a total steam stream comprising a process steam stream and an excess steam stream,
- utilizing the flue gas stream to provide heat to at least a pre-reformer mixture stream, a reformer feed stream, the process steam stream and a pre-reformer steam stream,
- wherein the flue gas stream also provides heat to an integrated power generation process, and
- wherein the excess steam stream is less than 15% of the total steam stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.