Exergy and separately anergy analysis of a thermochemical nuclear cycle for hydrogen production

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 1311-1320

  Romero Paredes, H ^a   Vazquez Rodriguez A ^a   Espinosa Paredes, G ^a   Villafan Vidales, H I ^b   Ambriz Garcia J J ^a   Nunez Carrera A ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^c Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anergy generation; Exergy analysis; Hydrogen production; Nuclear energy; S I cycle; Thermochemical water splitting

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; EXERGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; THERMAL ENERGY;

ANERGY GENERATION; AQUEOUS SULPHURIC ACID; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL ROD; S-I CYCLE; THERMO-CHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85027938446     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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