The worldwide growth of hydrogen generation is driving the increased use of steam methane reformers, and the desire to make the process as productive as possible. The Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) 3XR delivers continuous temperature measurement and furnace optimisation and monitoring.
Fixed Thermal Imaging Enhances Hydrogen Steam Reforming Safety
- Produced by: Engineering 360 Media Solutions
- September 2016
- Sponsored by: AMETEK Land
Introduction
There is a burgeoning demand for hydrogen, spurred by such rapidly growing applications as fuel cells, petroleum refining, ammonia production, metal production, aerospace and chemical processing. Research and Markets, in a recent report, Hydrogen Generation Market by Generation & Delivery Mode, Technology, Application & Region—Global Forecast to 2021, estimates that the hydrogen generation market will grow from $117.94 billion in 2016 to $152.09 billion by 2021. During those five years, the petroleum-refining segment will continue as the top hydrogen growth area, with methanol in second palace, followed by ammonia; the development of fuel cell technology and the effect of tighter global regulations governing sulphur content of petroleum products. The worldwide growth of hydrogen generation is driving the increased use of steam methane reformers, and the desire to make the process as productive as possible.
There is a simultaneous movement to enhance the inspection and diagnostics used in the creation of hydrogen, methane, ammonia and so forth, driven by many factors, including an increased need for safety for operators, greater safety for the process, reduction and downtime and curtailing of cost.
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