Energy and exergy analyses of a steam reforming process for hydrogen production

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Dilmaç, Ömer Faruk ^a   Özkan, Semra K ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; Exergy analysis; Hydrogen production; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXERGY; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM;

ENERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCY; STEAM REFORMING PROCESS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 39149104080     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2008.016678     Document Type: Article

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