Energy and exergy analyses of a solar driven Mg-Cl hybrid thermochemical cycle for co-production of power and hydrogen

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 15330-15341

  Ozcan, Hasan ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy efficiency; Hydrogen production; Magnesium chloride cycle; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EXERGY; HEAT STORAGE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MOLAR RATIO; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM POWER PLANTS;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PLANT; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908235140     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.089     Document Type: Article

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