Patent ID: 6734331
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: C06D,C10G,F02C,F02G,F02K,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
A process comprising the steps of:a. compressing a flow of gas with a prime mover in a near adiabatic path; b. causing a temperature rise, due to resistance to flow within said adiabatic path, with respect to its pressure, where it enters a near adiabatic tunnel; c. providing at least one other gas into said tunnel at a prescribed, independently controlled temperature and pressure; d. recovering the compressed flow by recompressing the flow in a compressor; e. comingling and mixing the re-compressed flow with said at least one other gas; f. feeding hydrogen and oxygen into said tunnel to produce steam; g. applying said steam to at least one hydrocarbon for pyrolysis or thermal cracking to yield at least one of olefins, diolefins, and acetylenes.