Limits of thermochemical and photochemical syntheses of gaseous fuels: a finite-time thermodynamic analysis. Annual report, January-December 1985

Technical Report · Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6249526

Berry, R S

The methods of evaluating processes for gaseous-fuel synthesis are generalized and applied to complex thermochemical processes, to photochemical and biophotochemical processes, and to electrolytic processes. Thermochemical methods do not appear promising in thermodynamic terms, even with careful strategies of heat transfer. Photochemical processes may be more advantageous, and electrochemical processes best of all, if no significant costs are associated with the production of electricity. The part of the project devoted to optimization of paths deals with finding optimal currents, as functions of time, for various fuel cells.

• Research Organization: Chicago Univ., IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6249526
• Report Number(s): PB-87-215695/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also report for Sep 1983-Feb 1985, PB--85-220622
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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