Reformer/heater/evaporator system

Figure9.27 Internals of a FLOX reformer for 1 m h hydrogen production (left) and the complete reformer/heater/evaporator system (right) [16. ...

The concept of the system was to vaporize/preheat a methanol/air mixture, combust it in a separate combustor and feed the methanol steam reforming reaction with the energy of the hot combustion gases (see Figure 2.75). light-off of the combustion gases occurred at 70 °C [115]. The combustion gases were further used subsequently to supply the fuel pre-heater/evaporator of the combustor and finally the fuel pre-heater/evaporator of the reformer. Unconverted methanol and water were removed in a separator from the reformate prior to GC analysis. 

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