Patent ID: 9580313
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01J,C01B,F23D

Claim:
1. A reactor for reacting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock with an oxidizer stream, the reactor comprising: a vessel defining a combustion chamber, at least an axial burner for delivering said oxidizer stream to said combustion chamber, an inlet for said hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, and a swirling chamber connected to said inlet, wherein said swirling chamber is located downstream of said burner and upstream of said combustion chamber, and is in fluid communication with said burner and combustion chamber, wherein said inlet and swirling chamber are arranged to impart a swirling motion around an axis of the reformer to the hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, wherein said swirling chamber is delimited laterally by a side wall with a spiral-like internal surface so that the distance of said internal surface from the axis of the reformer progressively decreases from the inlet section of said hydrocarbon-containing feedstock inlet; wherein said vessel has a neck delimiting at least part of said combustion chamber, the neck having a portion with enlarged cross section, and wherein said portion delimits the swirling chamber and is connected with the hydrocarbon-containing feedstock inlet.