Development of the Adiabatic Reformer to Process No. 2 Fuel Oil and Coal-Derived Liquid Fuels

摘要

Fuel cell power plants may be required to use coal derived liquids or heavy petro¬leum distillates as fuels. The fuel processor in present power plants is a cata¬lytic steam reformer which is limited to the use of fuels such as naphtha or natural gas. The overall objective of this program is to develop a second type of fuel processor, the adiabatic reformer, to process the heavier fuels. In the adiabatic reformer air is added to the process fuel and steam to provide, by com¬bustion, the endothermic heat for reforming in the catalyst bed.