Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Gabriel, Kamiel"
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Design and analysis of a thermolysis reactor for scaled-up copper-chlorine hydrogen production cycle
Wajda, Tomasz (2017-12-01)Alternative hydrogen production methods are being explored with the goal of finding efficient and economical process. The copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle for hydrogen production has been the focus of the Clean Energy ... -
Evaporative drying of cupric-chloride droplets in a thermo-chemical cycle of hydrogen production
Marin, Gabriel (2008-04-01)This thesis develops analytical and numerical solutions that predict behavior of Cupric-Chloride droplets undergoing spraying and drying processes. Cupric-Chloride (CuCl2) is present as molten salt and slurry within the ... -
Investigation and assessment of the integrated copper chlorine cycle for hydrogen production with a new separation process
Razi, Faran (2021-08-01)The production of hydrogen as a clean fuel is anticipated to have a major impact on the development of the environmentally benign generation of energy. At present, a significant portion of hydrogen generation is based on ... -
Kinetics and transport phenomena in the chemical decomposition of copper oxychloride in the thermochemical Cu-CI Cycle
Marin, Gabriel D. (2012-04-01)The thermochemical copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle for hydrogen production includes three chemical reactions of hydrolysis, decomposition and electrolysis. The decomposition of copper oxychloride establishes the high-temperature ... -
Sensitivity analysis of fuel centerline temperatures in SuperCritical water-cooled reactors (SCWRs)
Abdalla, Ayman (2012-12-01)SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are one of the six nuclear-reactor concepts currently being developed under the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF). A main advantage of SCW Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is ... -
A study of a novel design for efficient hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical hydrogen production cycle
Finney, Leonard I. (2021-06-01)In this thesis, methods to optimize the Hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical Hydrogen production cycle were investigated. A simplified Hydrolysis reactor using simple off-the-shelf components was tested and found ... -
Study on linking a SuperCritical water-cooled nuclear reactor to a hydrogen production facility
Lukomski, Andrew John (2011-07-01)The SuperCritical Water-cooled nuclear Reactor (SCWR) is one of six Generation-IV nuclear-reactor concepts currently being designed. It will operate at pressures of 25 MPa and temperatures up to 625°C. These operating ... -
Study on specifics of thermalhydraulics and neutronics of pressure-channel supercritical water-cooled reactors (SCWRs)
Peiman, Wargha (2017-08-01)A group of countries has initiated an international collaboration to develop a next generation (i.e., Generation IV) of nuclear reactors. Chosen as one of the six Generation‒IV nuclear-reactor concepts, the SCWRs are ... -
Thermal aspects of high efficiency channel with conventional and alternative fuels in SuperCritical water-cooled reactor (SCWR) applications
Peiman, Wargha (2011-03-01)Chosen as one of six Generation‒IV nuclear-reactor concepts, SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs) are expected to have high thermal efficiencies within the range of 45 ‒ 50% owing to reactor‘s high outlet temperatures. ...