Dynamics and control of solar thermochemical reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-370

  Petrasch, Jörg ^a   Osch, Philippe ^a   Steinfeld, Aldo ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Dynamics; Gasification; Solar thermochemistry; Zinc cycle

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PACKED BEDS; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; THERMOCHEMISTRY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CARBOTHERMIC REDUCTIONS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGIES; CONTROLLED REACTORS; DESIGN METHODS; DYNAMICS AND CONTROLS; FUEL PRODUCTIONS; GENERAL DYNAMICS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; LINEAR FEEDBACK CONTROLLERS; MASS AND ENERGY CONSERVATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; PACKED BED REACTORS; PARTICLE FLOWS; PROCESS HEATS; PRODUCT COMPOSITIONS; PRODUCT CONCENTRATIONS; SOLAR INPUTS; SOLAR IRRADIATIONS; SOLAR THERMOCHEMISTRY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 56549104074     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.07.051     Document Type: Article

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