Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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153316 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The role of the Cu–Cl cycle for thermochemical water decomposition, potentially driven by heat from a nuclear power generation station, in producing hydrogen in a sustainable way is investigated by examining efficiencies. The energy efficiency of the cycle is found to be 45% and the exergy efficiency 10%. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the cycle are observed to vary with temperatures of the reactions and reference-environment, and cycle heat losses. A parametric study is carried out considering several heat losses, reaction and reference-environment temperatures, and component-efficiency scenarios.
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Authors
Mehmet F. Orhan, Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen,