Analysis and improvement of a high-efficiency solar cavity reactor design for a two-step thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production from water

Solar Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-38

  Houaijia, Anis ^a   Sattler, Christian ^a   Roeb, Martin ^a   Lange, Matthias ^a   Breuer, Stefan ^a   Säck, Jan Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exergy analysis; Hydrogen; Process simulation; Solar; Thermochemical; Two step cycle

Indexed keywords

EXERGY ANALYSIS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLAR; THERMOCHEMICAL; TWO-STEP CYCLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; PILOT PLANTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84883375306     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.07.032     Document Type: Article

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