Analysis of oxygen-enriched combustion for steam methane reforming (SMR)

Jean Lambert, Mikhail Sorin and Jean Paris

Energy, 1997, vol. 22, issue 8, 817-825

Abstract: The technical feasibility of oxygen-enriched combustion (OEC) to enhance the performance of SMR was investigated. For a small-capacity unit, membrane separation is an appropriate air-enrichment technique. Four production scenarios were considered for the retrofit of an existing hydrogen-production unit. The scenarios were compared, using the new intrinsic exergy efficiency coefficient. The exergy analysis shows that reduced fuel consumption at a constant hydrogen-production rate is the most appropriate utilisation of OEC and that the optimum enrichment level is 29%.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(96)00170-3

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