Patent ID: 8783036

Claim:
A system, comprising: a syngas generator configured to generate a syngas; a syngas cooler configured to cool the syngas, wherein the syngas cooler comprises: a first syngas cooler section including a first input and a first output, and configured to cool the syngas along a syngas path in a first shell of the first syngas cooler section and generate a saturated steam, wherein the first output outputs the saturated steam; and a second syngas cooler section including a second input and a second output, and configured to cool the syngas along the syngas path in a second shell of the second syngas cooler section and superheat the saturated steam to generate a first superheated steam with an enthalpy of less than approximately 3800 kJ/kg, wherein the second syngas cooler section is disposed along the syngas path downstream of the first syngas cooler section, and the first output is coupled to the second input; and a steam user connected to the second output.