T-S diagram efficiency analysis of two-step thermochemical cycles for solar water splitting under various process conditions

Energy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-308

  Lange, M ^a   Roeb, M ^a   Sattler, C ^a   Pitz Paal, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Hydrogen; Solar water splitting; T S diagram; Thermochemical cycle

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN;

PINCH-POINT ANALYSIS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; TEMPERATURE-ENTROPY DIAGRAMS; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; TS-DIAGRAMS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DIAGRAM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84895929507     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.112     Document Type: Article

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