Hydrogen production characteristics of a bioethanol solar reforming system with solar insolation fluctuations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 5347-5356

  Obara, Shin'ya ^a  

^a KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE POWER; CATALYST LAYERS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PEM FUEL CELL; REFORMING CATALYST; REFORMING SYSTEMS; REPRESENTATIVE DAYS; SOLAR INSOLATION; STEAM REFORMING; TRANSIENT RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOETHANOL; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM ENGINEERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67649584050     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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