Investigations on the behaviour of 2 kW natural gas fuel processor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 7763-7770

  Di Bona, D ^a   Jannelli, Elio ^b   Minutillo, M ^b   Perna, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental tests; Hydrogen concentration; Natural gas steam reforming; Performance analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIES; CO CONCENTRATIONS; CO PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION; CONTROLLING DEVICES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FUEL PROCESSORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; LABVIEW; MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS; MICROCOGENERATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS; NATURAL-GAS STEAM REFORMING; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION CYCLES; PARTIAL LOAD; PEM FUEL CELL; PEM FUEL CELL STACK; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT GAS; REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION; REFORMING SYSTEMS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SHIFT CONVERTERS; STEAM REFORMER; SYN-GAS; TEST STATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS GAS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79957593358     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.110     Document Type: Article

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