System for thermochemical hydrogen production
Abstract
Method and apparatus are described for joule boosting a SO/sub 3/ decomposer using electrical instead of thermal energy to heat the reactants of the high temperature SO/sub 3/ decomposition step of a thermochemical hydrogen production process driven by a tandem mirror reactor. Joule boosting the decomposer to a sufficiently high temperature from a lower temperature heat source eliminates the need for expensive catalysts and reduces the temperature and consequent materials requirements for the reactor blanket. A particular decomposer design utilizes electrically heated silicon carbide rods, at a temperature of 1250/sup 0/K, to decompose a cross flow of SO/sub 3/ gas.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5056841
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82020878
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 08 HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; SPECIFICATIONS; SULFUR OXIDES; TMR REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CURRENTS; MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; 060300* - Fusion Fuels- By-Products- (-1987); 080102 - Hydrogen- Production- Thermochemical Processes
Citation Formats
Werner, R W, Galloway, T R, and Krikorian, O H. System for thermochemical hydrogen production. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Werner, R W, Galloway, T R, & Krikorian, O H. System for thermochemical hydrogen production. United States.
Werner, R W, Galloway, T R, and Krikorian, O H. Fri .
"System for thermochemical hydrogen production". United States.
@article{osti_5056841,
title = {System for thermochemical hydrogen production},
author = {Werner, R W and Galloway, T R and Krikorian, O H},
abstractNote = {Method and apparatus are described for joule boosting a SO/sub 3/ decomposer using electrical instead of thermal energy to heat the reactants of the high temperature SO/sub 3/ decomposition step of a thermochemical hydrogen production process driven by a tandem mirror reactor. Joule boosting the decomposer to a sufficiently high temperature from a lower temperature heat source eliminates the need for expensive catalysts and reduces the temperature and consequent materials requirements for the reactor blanket. A particular decomposer design utilizes electrically heated silicon carbide rods, at a temperature of 1250/sup 0/K, to decompose a cross flow of SO/sub 3/ gas.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {5}
}
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