Design of a Compact Ceramic High-Temperature Heat Exchanger and Chemical Decomposer for Hydrogen Production

REFERENCES

• Brown , L. , Besenbruch , G. , Lentsch , R. , Schultz , K. , Funk , J. , Pickard , P. , Marshall , A. and Showalter , S. 2003 . High Efficiency Generation of Hydrogen Fuels using Nuclear Power . Final Technical Report for the Period August 1, 1999 through September 30, 2002, Prepared under the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Program grant no. DE-FG03-99SF21888 for the U.S. Department of Energy, General Atomics, USA
   Google Scholar
• DOE . 2005 . Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, Ten Year Program Plan, Office of Advanced Nuclear Research, Science and Technology , Washington , DC : Department of Energy .
   Google Scholar
• Schultz , K. 2004 . Use of the Modular Helium Reactor for Hydrogen Production . Nuclear Engineer , 45 ( 2 ) : 37 – 41 .
   Google Scholar
• O’Keefe , D. , Allen , C. , Besenbruch , G. , Brown , L. , Norman , J. , Sharp , R. and McCorkle , K. 1982 . Preliminary Results From Bench-Scale Testing of a Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycle . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 7 ( 3 ) : 381 – 392 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nakajima , H. , Sakurai , M. , Ikenoya , K. , Hwang , G. J. , Onuki , K. and Shimizu , S. A. April, 1999 . Study on a Closed-Cycle Hydrogen Production By Thermochemical Water-Splitting IS Process . Proc. Seventh International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 19–23
   Google Scholar
• Shimizu , S. , Nakajima , H. and Kubo , K. 2000 . Study of the Thermochemical IS Process . Proc. First Information Exchange Meeting on Nuclear Production of Hydrogen, Paris, France, 2–3 October
   Google Scholar
• Shiozawa , S. , Ogawa , M. and Iganaki , Y. 2000 . Present Status of JAERI's R&D on Hydrogen Production Systems in HTGR . Proc First Information Exchange Meeting on Nuclear Production of Hydrogen, Paris, France, 2–3 October
   Google Scholar
• General Atomics . Decomposition of Sulfuric Acid Using Solar Thermal Energy . General Atomics Report by Project Staff, General Atomics San Diego, California, USA
   Google Scholar
• Tagawa , H. and Endo , T. 1989 . Catalytic Decomposition of Sulfuric Acid Using Metal Oxides as the Oxygen Generating Reaction in Thermochemical Water Splitting Process . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 14 ( 13 ) : 11 – 17 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barbarossa , V. , Brutti , S. , Diamanti , M. , Sau , S. and De Maria , G. 2006 . Catalytic Thermal Decomposition of Sulphuric Acid in Sulphur-Iodine Cycle for Hydrogen Production . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 31 ( 7 ) : 883 – 890 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin , S. S. and Flaherty , R. 1983 . Design Studies of Sulfur Trioxide Decomposition Reactor for the Sulfur Cycle Hydrogen Production Process . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 8 ( 8 ) : 589 – 596 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Obot , N. T. 2002 . Toward a Better Understanding of Friction and Heat/Mass Transfer in Microchannels—A Literature Review . Microscale Thermophysical Engineering , 6 ( 3 ) : 155 – 173 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Knitter , R. , Bauer , W. , Gohring , D. and Haußelt , J. 2001 . Manufacturing of ceramic microcomponents by a rapid prototyping process chain . Advanced Engineering Materials , 3 ( 1-2 ) : 49 – 54 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Knitter , R. and Liauw , M. A. 2004 . Ceramic Microreactors for Heterogeneously Catalyzed Gas-Phase Reactions . Lab on a Chip—Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology , 4 ( 4 ) : 378 – 383 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schmitt , C. , Agar , D. W. , Platte , F. , Buijssen , S. , Pawlowski , B. and Duisberg , M. 2005 . Ceramic Plate Heat Exchanger for Heterogeneous Gas-Phase Reactions . Chemical Engineering and Technology , 28 ( 3 ) : 337 – 343 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Conant , T. , Karim , A. , Rogers , S. , Samms , S. , Randolph , G. and Datye , A. 2006 . Wall Coating Behavior of Catalyst Slurries in Non-Porous Ceramic Microstructures . Chemical Engineering Science , 61 ( 17 ) : 5678 – 5685 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Muramalla , K. , Chen , Y. and Hechanova , A. E. 2005 . Simulation and Optimization of Homogeneous Decomposition of Sulfur Trioxide Gas on a Catalytic Surface . American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division , 1 : 201 – 207 . 376 HTD
   Google Scholar
• Subramanian , S. , Ponyavin , V. , DeLosier , C. R. , Chen , Y. and Hechanova , A. E. 2007 . Advances in Compact Heat Exchangers, Design Considerations for Compact Ceramic Offset Strip-Fin High Temperature Heat Exchangers , Edited by: Sunden , B. and Shah , R. K. 59 – 74 . Philadelphia : Edwards, Inc. .
   Google Scholar
• Sato , S. , Shimizu , S. , Nakajima , H. , Onuki , K. , Ikezoe , Y. and Suwa , T. 1984 . Studies on the Nickel-Iodine-Sulfur Process for Hydrogen Production . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 9 ( 3 ) : 191 – 196 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ishikawa , H. , Ishii , E. , Uehara , I. and Nakane , M. 1982 . Catalyzed Thermal Decomposition of H2SO4 and Production of HBr by the Reaction of SO2 With Br2 and H2O . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 7 ( 3 ) : 237 – 246 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deshmukh , S. R. , Mhadeshwar , A. B. and Vlachos , D. G. 2004 . Microreactor Modeling for Hydrogen Production From Ammonia Decomposition on Ruthenium . Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research , 43 ( 12 ) : 2986 – 2999 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zimmerer , C. , Gschwind , P. , Gaiser , G. and Kottke , V. 2002 . Comparison of Heat and Mass Transfer in Different Heat Exchanger Geometries With Corrugated Walls . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science , 26 ( 2-4 ) : 269 – 273 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qi , Z. , Chen , J. and Chen , Z. 2007 . Parametric Study on the Performance of a Heat Exchanger With Corrugated Louvered Fins . Applied Thermal Engineering , 27 ( 2-3 ) : 539 – 544 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yun , J. and Lee , K. 2000 . Influence of Design Parameters on the Heat Transfer and Flow Friction Characteristics of the Heat Exchanger With Slit Fins . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , 43 ( 14 ) : 2529 – 2539 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yun , J. and Lee , K. 1999 . Investigation of Heat Transfer Characteristics on Various Kinds of Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers With Interrupted Surfaces . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , 42 ( 13 ) : 2375 – 2385 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Subramanian , S. , Ponyavin , V. , DeLosier , C. R. , Chen , Y. , Hechanova , A. E. and Peterson , P. F. 2005 . The Effect of Fin Geometry on Design of Compact Off-Set Strip Fin High Temperature Heat Exchanger . American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division , 1 : 19 – 199 . HTD 376
   Google Scholar
• Wilson , M. 2005 . Private Correspondence , Salt Lake City , UT : Ceramatec, Inc. .
   Google Scholar
• 2004 . GAMBIT 2.2, User's Guide , Lebanon , NH : FLUENT, Inc. .
   Google Scholar
• Munro , R. G. 1983 . Material Properties of a Sintered a-SiC . Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data , 26 ( 5 ) : 1195 – 1203 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• 2005 . FLUENT 6.2, User's Guide , Lebanon , NH : FLUENT, Inc. .
   Google Scholar
• Scott , F. H. 1999 . Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering , Englewood Cliffs , NJ : Prentice Hall .
   Google Scholar
• Ginosar , D. 2005 . Activity and Stability of Catalysts for the High Temperature Decomposition of Sulfuric Acid , Idaho Falls, Idaho , , USA : Idaho National Laboratory .
   Google Scholar
• Patankar , S. V. 1980 . Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow , New York : Hemisphere .
   Google Scholar
• Lamon , J. 1988 . Statistical Approaches to Failure for Ceramic Reliability Assessment . Journal of the American Ceramic Society , 71 ( 2 ) : 106 – 112 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• 2004 . ANSYS 10, User's Guide , Canonsburg , PA : ANSYS, Inc. .
   Google Scholar