Methanation plant design for HTGR process heat

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5237450

Davis, C R

This report describes a 40 MW/sub (t)/ Methanation Plant for generating process heat in the form of steam for industrial application. The plant receives syngas via pipeline from a HTGR-Reforming Plant. Conversion of the syngas to methane and water releases exothermic heat which is used to generate steam. Syngas is received at the Methanation Plant at a temperature of 100/sup 0/F and a pressure of 900 psia. Methane and condensate are returned to the HTGR-R plant at a temperature of 100/sup 0/F and a pressure of 870 psia. Steam is delivered to the steam distribution system at a temperature of 900/sup 0/F and a pressure of 900 psia. One isothermal catalytic reactor and two adiabatic catalytic reactors are used for the conversion of syngas to 94.1% (dry bases) methane. The isothermal reactor is also the evaporator used to convert saturated water to saturated steam.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Sunnyvale, CA (USA). Advanced Reactor Systems Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-80ET34034
• OSTI ID: 5237450
• Report Number(s): GEFR-00568; ON: DE82019167
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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