Nuclear-based hydrogen production with a thermochemical copper-chlorine cycle and supercritical water reactor: Equipment scale-up and process simulation

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 456-465

  Rosen, M A ^a   Naterer, G F ^a   Chukwu, C C ^a   Sadhankar, R ^b   Suppiah, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus; Copper chlorine; Hydrogen production; Nuclear; Process simulation; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; COPPER-CHLORINE; NUCLEAR; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL;

CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COPPER; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; REACTION KINETICS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84858802261     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1702     Document Type: Article

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