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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Simon Craig Saloway, Weybridge, GB;
David George DeMaria, Perkasie, PA (US);
David Anthony Zagnoli, Macungie, PA (US);
Russell Ira Snyder, III, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C01B 3/26 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); F02C 6/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/10 (2013.01); F02C 6/18 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0227 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/142 (2013.01); C01B 2203/169 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); Y02E 20/14 (2013.01); Y02P 20/132 (2015.11);
Abstract
Hydrogen production process and apparatus using a combined stream of gas turbine exhaust from a gas turbine and combustion air from forced draft fan as combustion oxidant in a steam reforming furnace. A valve assembly for providing draft air is included to quickly provide additional combustion air to the reformer furnace when the gas turbine unexpectedly shuts down.