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Small stationary reformer

A small stationary reformer is a machine that helps change one type of fuel into another type of fuel. It's kind of like having a magic potion that transforms water into lemonade!

This machine is usually used to change natural gas into something called syngas. Syngas is made up of two different gases called hydrogen and carbon monoxide. These gases can then be used as fuel for other machines, like generators or cars.

The small stationary reformer is called "stationary" because it stays in one place, it doesn't move around like a car does. And it's called "small" because it's not very big, it's just the right size to produce enough syngas for a small building or a small car.

The way this machine works is kind of complicated, but let's try to explain it in a simple way. Imagine you have a toy house with different rooms, and each room has a door. The reformer is like a tiny magician that goes into each room and does some magic through the door.

In this case, the rooms are called "reactors" and the magic that the machine does is called "reforming". The natural gas goes into one reactor and meets some steam, which is like water that's turned into gas. Then, the machine helps transform the natural gas and steam into syngas in another reactor. It's kind of like putting ingredients into a bowl and mixing them together to make a cake!

Once the syngas is made, it can be used to power other machines like generators or cars, which is really cool! And that's how a small stationary reformer works, like a tiny magician that transforms natural gas into syngas, all while staying in one place.
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