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Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This special issue of the Journal of Solar Energy Engineering is dedicated to solar energy research activities in Asia. It contains 11 papers from China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. There are ...
Carbonate Composite Catalyst with High-Temperature Thermal Storage for Use in Solar Tubular Reformers
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The composite materials of Ni-applied, porous zirconia balls with molten Na2CO3 salt were examined for use in solar thermochemical reforming of methane as the catalyst with high-temperature thermal ...
A Two-Step Thermochemical Water Splitting by Iron-Oxide on Stabilized Zirconia
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The thermochemical two-step water splitting cycle was examined by using an iron oxide supported on yttrium-stabilized, cubic zirconia (YSZ) as the working material with a view toward direct ...
Iron-Containing Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia System For Two-Step Thermochemical Water Splitting
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An iron-containing yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) or Fe-YSZ was found to be a promising working redox material for the thermochemical two-step water-splitting cycle. The Fe-YSZ was formed by a ...
Application of an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed for Windowed Solar Chemical Reactor with Direct Irradiation of Reacting Particles
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Solar thermochemical processes require the development of a high-temperature solar reactor operating at 1000–1500°C, such as solar gasification of coal and the thermal reduction of metal ...
Double-Walled Reactor Tube with Molten Salt Thermal Storage for Solar Tubular Reformers
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes a novel-type of “double-walled” reactor tube with molten-salt thermal storage at high temperatures for use in solar tubular reformers. The prototype reactor tube is demonstrated ...
Solar Methane Reforming Using a New Type of Catalytically-Activated Metallic Foam Absorber
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The solar reforming of methane with CO2 is investigated using a direct irradiated absorber subjected to solar flux levels in the range 180-250 kWm−2 . This solar thermochemical process can ...
A Reactive Fe-YSZ Coated Foam Device for Solar Two-Step Water Splitting
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A thermochemical two-step water-splitting cycle using a redox system of iron-based oxides or ferrites is one of the promising processes for converting solar energy into clean hydrogen in sunbelt ...
New Solar Water-Splitting Reactor With Ferrite Particles in an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The thermal reduction of metal oxides as part of a thermochemical two-step water-splitting cycle requires the development of a high-temperature solar reactor operating at 1000–1500°C. Direct ...
Ru∕Ni–Mg–O Catalyzed SiC-Foam Absorber for Solar Reforming Receiver-Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: High-temperature solar reforming of methane with CO2 is investigated using a directly solar-irradiated absorber subjected to a solar mean flux level above 400kWm−2 (the peak flux of about ...