Numerical simulation of a tubular solar reactor for methane cracking

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3354-3363

  Valdes Parada F J ^a   Romero Paredes, H ^a   Espinosa Paredes, G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Numerical simulation; Solar reactor design

Indexed keywords

CO-PRODUCTION; CUBIC CAVITIES; DESIGN AND CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE CRACKING; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; QUARTZ WINDOWS; REACTION CHAMBERS; REACTION TUBES; REACTOR DESIGNS; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR REACTOR DESIGN; SOLAR REACTORS; SOLAR THERMAL; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARGON; CARBON BLACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DESIGN; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; QUARTZ; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 79952245260     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.022     Document Type: Article

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