| 摘要 |
A convective reformer device(2), which is useful for partially reforming a feed mixture of hydrocarbons and steam, includes an outer shell enclosure(4) and a tubular inner core assembly(6) and is specifically adapted to support heat exchange between a heating fluid, which may be an effluent from downstream, and the hydrocarbon-steam feed mixture. The heating fluid may be directed through the tube portion(24) of the convective reformer(2), or alternatively, through the shell portion(16), either of which may be filled with catalyst. The gas that emerges from the convective reformer(2), which has undergone heat exchange with the feed mixture, may be used to preheat the feed mixture to the convective reformer (2). |
