Production of hydrogen and carbon by solar thermal methane splitting. III. Fluidization, entrainment and seeding powder particles into a volumetric solar receiver

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-43

  Kogan, Abraham ^a   Kogan, Meir ^a   Barak, Shmuel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Powder classifying; Seeding gas with solid particles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR ENTRAINMENT; CARBON; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; METHANE; POWDER METALS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS;

PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; POWDER CLASSIFYING; REACTION CHAMBER; SEEDING DVICES; SEEDING GAS WITH SOLID PARTICLES; SOLAR REACTORS;

GAS PRODUCERS;

EID: 9444272934     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.03.028     Document Type: Article

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