Design basis
Define feed sources and blend cases, sulfur species and peaks, liquids and particulates, pressure and temperature, catalyst impurity limits, steam availability and required operating cycle.
Hydrogen & Syngas · ENGINEERED SCOPE
Reformer Feed-Gas Treatment Systems
Reformer feed-gas treatment protects steam-methane-reforming catalysts and downstream equipment by controlling sulfur, liquids, particulates and trace contaminants before the feed enters the reformer. The guard-bed strategy is matched to feed variability and catalyst limits.
Engineering approach
Reformer Feed-Gas Treatment Systems
A technically defined package begins with the operating envelope—not a catalogue model.
Rated capacity, minimum stable load, feed envelope, inlet and outlet conditions, product specification, start-up and shutdown cases, design life and acceptance criteria are agreed before equipment definition is frozen. The review also records utility margins, interfaces, inspection hold points, maintainability constraints and the evidence required for a controlled handover.
Process configuration
A typical train may include inlet separation and coalescing, filtration, feed heating, hydrodesulfurization, zinc-oxide sulfur guard beds, chloride or other contaminant guards and controlled steam mixing before reforming.
Verification focus
Engineering checks contaminant breakthrough, catalyst volume and cycle, temperature profile, hydrogen recycle or make-up, pressure drop, condensation avoidance, sulfur analyzer strategy, start-up sequencing and safe regeneration or replacement.
PROJECT DEFINITION · DELIVERY
Clear inputs, auditable outputs
Technical proposal quality depends on verified process data, acceptance criteria and interface definition. The following information is confirmed during clarification.
RFQ information
- Normal, minimum, start-up and credible upset flow cases
- Define feed sources and blend cases, sulfur species and peaks, liquids and particulates, pressure and temperature, catalyst impurity limits, steam availability and required operating cycle.
- Site utilities, ambient data, hazardous-area classification and battery limits
- Required performance guarantee, redundancy and availability philosophy
- Applicable project codes, materials, inspection requirements and document format
Engineering deliverables
- Design basis, process description and operating philosophy
- Heat and material balance, PFDs, P&IDs and utility summary
- Equipment datasheets, line and instrument lists, control narrative and cause-and-effect inputs
- Layout, nozzle and interface data, foundation loads and maintainability review
- Inspection and test plan, FAT documentation, manuals and final manufacturing record
RFQ
Discuss this duty with engineering
Share the operating cases, feed data and required guarantee so the applicable process route, package boundary and verification plan can be defined.
Technical Datasheet
Technical Datasheet — Reformer Feed-Gas Treatment Systems
Temperature and pressure below are published process operating references for steam reforming, not furnace-casing design limits. Feed composition, steam-to-carbon ratio, catalyst, tube metallurgy and plant configuration change the design.
| Parameter | Published value | Reference basis | Applicability / limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published reformer operating temperature | 740–950°C | Operating-temperature span stated for a steam reformer technology offering. | Process-side reference; not tube-metal or firebox temperature. Confirm catalyst, conversion, feed and tube-skin-temperature limits. |
| Published reformer operating pressure | Up to 50 bar | Maximum operating pressure stated for the same steam-reforming technology reference. | Process pressure only; it is not the fired enclosure pressure rating. Confirm pressure basis/location and all pressure-part design requirements. |
| Associated modular hydrogen-plant output example | 150–12,000 Nm³/h H₂ | Published typical capacity range for modular hydrogen plants that include steam-reforming technology. | Whole-plant hydrogen output, not a standalone furnace rating; do not use without feed, purity, recovery and battery-limit definition. |