Exergetic evaluation of a conceptual design for hydrogen production and seawater desalination using an advanced nuclear reactor as energy source

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 380-403

  Rodríguez, Daniel González ^a   De Andrade Lima, Fernando Roberto ^a   De Oliveira Lira, Carlos Alberto Brayner ^b   Hernández, Carlos Rafael García ^c  

^a Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares Do Nordeste Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cost estimative; Efficiency; Energy; Exergy; Nuclear hydrogen production; Seawater desalination

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GAS TURBINES; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; SEAWATER;

ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS; CHEMICAL PROCESS SIMULATORS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; ENERGY; GAS TURBINE- MODULAR HELIUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SEAWATER DESALINATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85064964882     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2019.099294     Document Type: Article

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