Utilization of waste heat from GTMHR for hydrogen generation via combination of organic Rankine cycles and PEM electrolysis

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 589-598

  Nami, Hossein ^a   Mohammadkhani, Farzad ^a   Ranjbar, Faramarz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Combined systems; Exergy analysis; GTMHR cycle; Hydrogen production; PEM electrolyzer

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; EVAPORATORS; EXERGY; GAS TURBINES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RANKINE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

COMBINED SYSTEM; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING EQUATION SOLVERS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINE- MODULAR HELIUM REACTORS; GTMHR CYCLE; PEM-ELECTROLYZER; PINCH POINT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84988476704     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.09.043     Document Type: Article

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