Process model-free analysis for thermodynamic efficiencies of sulfur-iodine processes for thermochemical water decomposition

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4033-4040

  O'Connell, John P ^a   Narkprasert, Parinya ^a   Gorensek, Maximilian B ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

S I process; Thermochemical Decomposition; Thermodynamic efficiency

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENTROPY BALANCES; ENTROPY GENERATIONS; FLOWSHEET; GENERAL ATOMICS; ON STREAMS; OPTIMAL PROCESS; PROCESS MODELS; PROPERTY MODELS; PROSIMPLUS; S-I PROCESS; SULFUR-IODINE CYCLES; SULFUR-IODINE PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE; SULFUR; WATER ANALYSIS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 65649103449     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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