Numerical analysis of the solar reactor design for a photoelectrochemical hydrogen production system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 13053-13059

  Tseng, Chia Lin ^a   Tseng, Chung Jen ^a   Cheng, Kai Yun ^a   Hourng, Lih Wu ^a   Chen, Jyh Chen ^a   Weng, Ling Chia ^b   Wu, Shih Kuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Photoelectrochemical method; Reactor design; Solar hydrogen production

Indexed keywords

HOLE PAIRS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; HYDROGEN REACTORS; LONG WAVELENGTH; LONG WAVES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; REACTOR DESIGNS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; SHORT WAVE ENERGY; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR REACTORS; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; TIO;

ECONOMICS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

DESIGN;

EID: 84865046046     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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