Performance assessment of solar-based integrated Cu-Cl systems for hydrogen production

Solar Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 345-356

  Ratlamwala, T A H ^a   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cu Cl cycle; Energy; Exergy; Heliostat; Hydrogen production; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CU-CL CYCLES; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HELIOSTATS (INSTRUMENTS); HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; TEMPERATURE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIGHT INTENSITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84880840916     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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