Conceptual design, process integration, and optimization of a solar Cu[sbnd]Cl thermochemical hydrogen production plant

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 2771-2789

  Sayyaadi, Hoseyn ^a   Saeedi Boroujeni, Milad ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Decision making; Exergoeconomic analysis; Multi criteria optimization; Pinch analysis; Solar thermochemical Cu Cl cycle: heat recovery

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; WASTE HEAT;

EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; PINCH ANALYSIS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 85011340570     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.12.034     Document Type: Article

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