Design of a compact ceramic high-temperature heat exchanger and chemical decomposer for hydrogen production

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 853-870

  Ponyavin, Valery ^a   Chen, Yitung ^b   Mohamed, Taha ^c   Trabia, Mohamed ^b   Hechanova, Anthony E ^d   Wilson, Merrill ^e  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

^b University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^c Piping Mechanical Engineer   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e CERAMATEC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE DESIGN; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; DECOMPOSERS; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; FEED COMPONENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INNER WALLS; LINEAR CHANNEL; MECHANICAL FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARAMETRIC CALCULATIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC; SULFUR IODINES; SULFUR TRIOXIDE; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES;

DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IODINE; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLATINUM; SILICON CARBIDE; STRESS ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 84859195118     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2012.654446     Document Type: Article

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