US 11,906,247 B2
Reformer furnace for performing an endothermic process
Antonio Coscia, Hadamar (DE)
Assigned to L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Expoitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/097,278.
Claims priority of application No. 19020633 (EP), filed on Nov. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0140712 A1, May 13, 2021
Int. Cl. F27D 7/02 (2006.01); B01J 8/06 (2006.01); F23C 5/08 (2006.01); F23C 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC F27D 7/02 (2013.01) [B01J 8/062 (2013.01); F23C 5/08 (2013.01); F23C 13/00 (2013.01); F23C 2900/03002 (2013.01); F27D 2007/023 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reformer furnace for performing an endothermic process, comprising
a reaction space, a firing space and a flue gas channel in fluid connection with the firing space; wherein
the reaction space is formed by a plurality of vertical reaction tubes passing through the firing space,
wherein the reaction tubes comprise in the tube interior a catalyst for converting a gaseous input material,
wherein the reaction tubes are arranged in line and form one or more reaction tube rows; and
wherein the firing space is formed by a plurality of refractory walls, comprises a first end face and a second end face and
the firing space comprises a plurality of burners arranged at the first end face which produce flames oriented in the direction of the second end face,
wherein the burners are arranged in line and form a plurality of burner rows,
wherein a burner row for firing the reaction tubes is arranged parallel to a reaction tube row; and
wherein the flue gas channel for withdrawing burner offgases is arranged in the region of the second end face of the firing space and runs parallel to the burner rows and outside the firing space,
wherein the flue gas channel has a transition region and a withdrawal region, wherein the flue gas channel is connected to the second end face of the firing space via the transition region and the transition region of the flue gas channel has a reduced channel diameter compared to the withdrawal region of the flue gas channel, and is thus configured to produce a pressure barrier and decouple the firing space from the withdrawal region and configured to produce a uniform flowrate upon removal from the firing space, and
wherein each flue gas channel withdraws offgasses from three burner rows and two reaction tube rows.