Performance analysis of non-isothermal solar reactors for methanol decomposition

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-423

  Hou, Zhi ^a   Zheng, Danxing ^a   Jin, Hongguang ^b   Sui, Jun ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Methanol decomposition; Non isothermal reactor; Solar energy; Trough collector

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METHANOL DECOMPOSITION; NON ISOTHERMAL REACTOR; TROUGH COLLECTORS;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CATALYSIS; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 33846785151     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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