CO2 CO2

Waste Heat
Boiler
MP
Steam
Ammonia
Feed Steam Gas Fresh
Shift Reaction Synthesis and
(NG) Methane Purification Feed Ammonia
Unit Condensation
Reforming Unit Unit Gas
Synthesis BFW Heat Unit
Proc.
Air Gas Recovery

Heat CO2 Purge

Duty Gas

Fuel Fuel
Heat Gas
(NG) Purge Gas
Combustion Comb. Recovery Stack
Furnace Gases Convection Gases Treatment Unit
Comb. LP / HP
Train H2N2
Air

Input Output
(Cold) (Hot)

HP
Steam

Power
Utilities LP / MP
Plant Steam
Make up
Water Cond.

Simplified
layout
of
the
integrated
syngas
and
ammonia
production
plant.
 Natural gas feed

Desulphurisation
Fuel Process steam

Combustion
Primary reformer
air

Process air
Secondary reformer

HP steam
superheated

BFW
CO shift

CO2
CO2 removal

Methanation
Syngas compressor

HP steam to
superheater

Product
Refrigeration NH3 synthesis
NH3

H2 to syngas compressor Fuel

H2 recovery

Block diagram
of an Uhde ammonia plant
 Steam reforming
Fuel HP steam and CO shift

Secondary
reformer

Steam drum
Reformer HP steam
Desulphurisation
➀➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ superheater

Process
gas cooler
HP steam
Feed
MP steam
LT shift HT shift
Process air
Combustion air

Convection bank coils BFW

➀ HP steam superheater Process gas
➁ Feed/steam preheater
➂ Process air preheater BFW
➃ Feed preheater
➄ Combustion air preheater
 CO2 (high purity)
Fuel Absorber

Flash
vessel

Stripper

C.W. C.W. Pure

gas
LP steam

aMDEA® CO2
removal system
Process gas
 Primary reformer
Inlet manifold

Secondary reformer

Burners
Process air

Reformer Water jacket

tubes
Refractory

Catalyst bed

Gas outlet

Cold outlet Reformer radiant section, outlet

manifold system manifold system and secondary reformer
Furnace bottom

Catalyst grid

Skin temperature
profile
Bellow

Gas conducting tube

Shop weld

Field weld

Carbon steel
Refractory

300 600 900

Skin temperature [°C]
Outlet manifold

Reformer tube-to-manifold connection

with skin temperature proÝle
Secondary reformer
Process air

Combustion
zone

Water jacket

Catalyst

Refractory

Arch

Process gas

Process gas
 Gas inlet

Start-up gas Bypass

control

First bed

Second bed

Third bed

Gas outlet
 Vane Steam outlet
separator

Cont.
blow down
BFW
bypass
Temp.
blow down

BFW inlet

Gas Gas outlet

inlet