Development of new heat exchanger network designs for a four-step Cu–Cl cycle for hydrogen production
| Autor: | Marc A. Rosen, Ibrahim Dincer, Ahmet Ozbilen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Exergy
Copper–chlorine cycle business.industry Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Building and Construction Thermal management of electronic devices and systems Pollution Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering General Energy Pilot plant Heat exchanger Water splitting Electrical and Electronic Engineering Process simulation Process engineering business Civil and Structural Engineering Hydrogen production |
| Zdroj: | Energy. 77:338-351 |
| ISSN: | 0360-5442 |
| Popis: | The Aspen Plus process simulation package is used to evaluate the characteristics of the four-step Cu–Cl thermochemical water splitting cycle in terms of energy and exergy, to support the ultimate development of a pilot plant. Alternative designs for the heat exchanger network using Aspen Energy Analyzer are developed and studied for thermal management within the Cu–Cl cycle. The simulation results for the four-step Cu–Cl cycle illustrate that the steam-to-copper molar ratio can be reduced to 10 from an initial value of 16 by decreasing the pressure of the hydrolysis reactor. A thermodynamic model of the four-step Cu–Cl cycle is developed to determine its energy and exergy efficiencies. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the four-step Cu–Cl cycle are determined to be 55.4% and 66.0%, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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