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A Microsolar collector for hydrogen production by methanol reforming / Raul Zimmerman in Transactions of the ASME. Journal of solar energy engineering, Vol. 132 N° 1 (Janvier 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Transactions of the ASME. Journal of solar energy engineering > Vol. 132 N° 1 (Janvier 2010) . - pp. [011005/1-5] Titre : A Microsolar collector for hydrogen production by methanol reforming Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Raul Zimmerman, Auteur ; Graham Morrison, Auteur ; Gary Rosengarten, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. [011005/1-5] Note générale : Energie Solaire Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Solar  collector  Microreactor  Solar  hydrogen  Portable  energy  Methanol  reforming Index. décimale : 621.47 Résumé : Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are good candidates for portable energy sources with a fast response to load changes, while being compact as a result of their capability to provide a high power density. Hydrogen constitutes the fuel for the PEMFC and can be obtained in situ to avoid transportation and safety problems. An efficient method to produce hydrogen is by methanol steam reforming in a microreactor, an endothermic reaction for which the highest efficiency occurs between 250°C and 300°C. Different methods have been used to reach and maintain these temperatures including electrical heaters and exothermic reactions. We propose to use solar energy to increase the efficiency of the microreactor while taking advantage of a free renewable energy source. The microchannels, where the water-methanol mixture flows, are insulated from the surroundings by a thin vacuum layer coated with a selective material. This coating has a high absorptance for short wavelength incoming radiation and low emittance for infrared radiation, reducing the heat losses. By using these coated insulation layers, the fluid temperature in the microchannels is predicted to be higher than 250°C. Hence, it is expected that the solar-powered microreactor will produce hydrogen with a higher overall efficiency than the present reactors by taking advantage of the solar radiation. DEWEY : 621.47 ISSN : 0199-6231 En ligne : http://asmedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JSEEDO00013200 [...] [article] A Microsolar collector for hydrogen production by methanol reforming [texte imprimé] / Raul Zimmerman, Auteur ; Graham Morrison, Auteur ; Gary Rosengarten, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. [011005/1-5]. Energie Solaire Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transactions of the ASME. Journal of solar energy engineering > Vol. 132 N° 1 (Janvier 2010) . - pp. [011005/1-5] Mots-clés : Solar  collector  Microreactor  Solar  hydrogen  Portable  energy  Methanol  reforming Index. décimale : 621.47 Résumé : Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are good candidates for portable energy sources with a fast response to load changes, while being compact as a result of their capability to provide a high power density. Hydrogen constitutes the fuel for the PEMFC and can be obtained in situ to avoid transportation and safety problems. An efficient method to produce hydrogen is by methanol steam reforming in a microreactor, an endothermic reaction for which the highest efficiency occurs between 250°C and 300°C. Different methods have been used to reach and maintain these temperatures including electrical heaters and exothermic reactions. We propose to use solar energy to increase the efficiency of the microreactor while taking advantage of a free renewable energy source. The microchannels, where the water-methanol mixture flows, are insulated from the surroundings by a thin vacuum layer coated with a selective material. This coating has a high absorptance for short wavelength incoming radiation and low emittance for infrared radiation, reducing the heat losses. By using these coated insulation layers, the fluid temperature in the microchannels is predicted to be higher than 250°C. Hence, it is expected that the solar-powered microreactor will produce hydrogen with a higher overall efficiency than the present reactors by taking advantage of the solar radiation. DEWEY : 621.47 ISSN : 0199-6231 En ligne : http://asmedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JSEEDO00013200 [...]