Scale-up analysis and exergoeconomic assessment of large scale photo-catalytic hydrogen production plants

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 475-488

  Baniasadi, E ^a,c   Dincer, I ^b,c   Naterer, G F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exergy price; Hydrogen production; Kinetic model; Photo catalysis; Scale up

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PLANT; KINETIC MODELING; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OXYGEN PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RADIATION MODELING; SCALE-UP;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CATALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWER PLANT; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84903466524     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.05.031     Document Type: Article

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