Efficiency analysis of a hybrid copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle for nuclear-based hydrogen production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 132-137

  Orhan, Mehmet F ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper chlorine cycle; Efficiency; Energy; Exergy; Hydrogen; Nuclear; Thermochemical water decomposition

Indexed keywords

COPPER CHLORINE CYCLE; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENT TEMPERATURE; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION;

CHLORINE; COPPER; EXERGY; HEAT LOSSES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 71549125604     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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