Dry redox reforming hybrid power cycle: Performance analysis and comparison to steam redox reforming

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2939-2949

  Sheu, Elysia J ^a   Mokheimer, Esmail M A ^b   Ghoniem, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chemical looping; Dry redox; Hybrid solar fossil fuel; Solar reforming; System analysis; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; SOLAR ENERGY; STEAM; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER RECYCLING;

CHEMICAL LOOPING; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OXIDATION TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REFORMER PERFORMANCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR REFORMING; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84922428611     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.018     Document Type: Article

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