Reforming performance of a plasma-catalyst hybrid converter using low carbon fuels

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2632-2637

  Horng, Rong Fang ^a   Lai, Ming Pin ^b   Huang, Hui Hui ^c   Chang, Yuh Ping ^a  

^a Vehicle Energy Lab   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Low carbon fuels; Plasma catalyst hybrid converter

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL MIXTURES; EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION; FEEDING RATE; FUEL PROCESSING; HYBRID CONVERTERS; INTAKE SWIRL; LOW CARBON; LOW CARBON FUELS; MOLAR RATIO; OPTIMUM RATIO; OVERALL REACTIONS; PLASMA-CATALYST; PLASMA-CATALYST HYBRID CONVERTER; REACTION CHAMBERS; REFORMATE GAS; REFORMING TEMPERATURES; SPARK DISCHARGE; STEAM ADDITION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FUELS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN FUELS; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; METHANE; MIXTURES; PLASMAS; POWER CONVERTERS; PROPANE; REFORMING REACTIONS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 67651215537     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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