US 11,732,651 B2
Supercritical CO2 power cycle with dry reforming of methane
Shimin Deng, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed by Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/195,139.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282671 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. F02C 3/34 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 6/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/24 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/22 (2013.01) [F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 3/24 (2013.01); F02C 3/34 (2013.01); F02C 6/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A supercritical CO2 cycle power plant, comprising:
a combustor configured to combust first and second input constituents to generate a gas stream;
a turbine configured to be rotated by the gas stream;
a compressor configured to receive a first portion of the gas stream from the turbine and provide a first stream of compressed gas to the combustor;
a recompressor configured to receive a second portion of the gas stream from the turbine and provide a second stream of compressed gas to the combustor;
an electrical generator configured to be driven by the turbine;
a methane reforming reactor configured to dry reform methane to provide the first input constituent; and
a heat exchanger positioned fluidly between the methane reforming reactor and the combustor, the heat exchanger configured to receive an input of a fuel at a first inlet and an input of the first input constituent at a second inlet, the heat exchanger configured to place the fuel and the first input constituent in thermal communication.