Transient heat transfer simulation of a 1 kWth moving front solar thermochemical reactor for thermal dissociation of compressed ZnO

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-184

  Villafan Vidales H I ^a   Abanades, S ^b   Montiel Gonzalez M ^c   Romero Paredes, H ^d   Arancibia Bulnes, C A ^a   Estrada, C A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo method; Solar energy storage; Solar fuels; Solar hydrogen production; Solar reactor simulation; Zinc oxide reduction

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; DISSOCIATION; FUEL STORAGE; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OXYGEN; RAY TRACING; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFERS; OXIDE REDUCTION; SOLAR FUELS; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR REACTORS; THERMO-CHEMICAL REACTOR; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84920847700     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.05.027     Document Type: Article

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