COMPACT REFORMING REACTOR

摘要

Reforming reactor for the conversion of a process fluid into hydrogen comprising: a reforming section and a boiler section which are both containe d within a common volume and a combustion section, in which said reforming section contains one or more catalyst tubes filled with reforming catalyst, said boiler section is provided with one or more tubes carrying flue gas fro m the combustion section and said combustion section is provided with at least one burner, wherein the heat exchanging medium required for the reforming of said process fluid in the one or more catalyst tubes is a gas-liquid mixture that self-circulates and is encapsulated inside said common volume containin g said reforming and boiler sections .