Radiative heat transfer via shunt in a steam reforming reactor
US8038968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2203/0233
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to increasing a temperature in a low temperature zone in a steam reforming reactor via a radiative heating shunt. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam reforming reactor comprising a reaction chamber having an interior surface, a packing material located within the reaction chamber, and a radiative heating shunt extending from the interior surface into the reaction chamber. The radiative heating shunt comprises a porous partition enclosing a sub-volume of the reaction chamber bounded by the porous partition and a portion of the interior surface, the sub-volume being at least partly free of packing material such that radiative heat has a path from the interior surface to a distal portion of the porous partition that is unobstructed by packing material.
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