Enhancing hydrogen production for fuel cell vehicles by superposition of acoustic fields on the reformer: A preliminary study

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Erickson, Paul Anders ^a   Roan, Vernon ^b  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; STEAM; VEHICLES;

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; METHANOL STEAM REFORMER; PROCESS CONSTRAINTS; REFORMATION PROCESS; REFORMING REACTORS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 85072432412     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-0806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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