Convective power reformer equipment and system
US3958951A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1974 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/10
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reformer furnace having a convection section, means for preventing radiant heat from the burners to the convection section, a centrally disposed effluent tube suspended from the top of the furnace, a tube sheet surrounding and suspended from the centrally disposed effluent tube and reformer tubes suspended from the tube sheet which reformer tubes are in communication with the interior of the effluent tube. The related equipment disclosed include a honeycomb sandwich tube sheet, a perforated semi-spherical combustion shield and vessel wall insulation structure including a purge gas annular space.
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