Damköhler number as a descriptive parameter in methanol steam reforming and its integration with absorption heat pump system

Applied Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 141-147

  Wijaya, Willy Yanto ^a   Kawasaki, Shunsuke ^a   Watanabe, Hirotatsu ^a   Okazaki, Ken ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption heat pump; Damk hler number; Methanol steam reforming; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; KINETICS; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS;

ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS; ENERGY GAIN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; OPERATING PARAMETERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTOR DESIGNS; RESIDENCE TIME; TYPICAL CURVES;

STEAM REFORMING;

ABSORPTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP;

EID: 84857011746     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.041     Document Type: Article

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