Thyssen Krupp Ag

Uhde Gmbh

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Gmbh

Ernst Sichtermann

Klaus Nölker

Thilo Von Trotha

Marco Scholz

Thorsten Brakhane

Julia Raab

A method can be utilized to startup into a normal operating state a steam reformer arrangement for the production of hydrogen, methanol, or ammonia. A plurality of burners that are coupled to at least one reactor having reformer tubes may be controlled and regulated. In particular, startup may be performed out and regulated in an automated manner by the burners ensuring normal operation, in particular non-startup burners, being ignited indirectly as a function of temperature by means of burners provided specifically for startup, in particular pilot burners and startup burners, as a function of automatically evaluated flame monitoring at least at the pilot burners. This method provides time savings and savings of outlay in terms of personnel and also high operational reliability.

Apparatus and method for automatable start-up of a steam reformer arrangement into a normal operating state, and use and open-loop control/closed-loop control device and computer program product

An apparatus is provided for drying a gas by gradually releasing and condensing the moisture in various chambers of a column, different pressures and different temperatures thus being present in the chambers of the column. The gas to be dried is first fed into the bottom chamber, where the largest amount of the water contained in the gas is condensed, and the gas is then discharged from the bottom chamber via a nozzle. Subsequently the gas is cooled and fed into at least one more chamber located above the first chamber, where further moisture is condensed before the resulting condensate is fed via a pipe&#x2014;preferably shaped like a siphon&#x2014;into the bottom reservoir to prevent the gas from flowing from the chamber below into the chamber above. A process which enables a gas to be dried is also described.

Apparatus and process for the separation of process condensate in steam reforming

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Ernst Sichtermann