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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA MODELING OF A PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Research Abstract
Numerical study of transport phenomena in photo-electrochemical (PEC) reactor is developed. The present model comprises of the Navier-Stokes and the respective energy equations for electrolyte and the radiative transfer equation (RTE). The effects of various parameters on the hydrogen production rate and solar-hydrogen conversion efficiency are investigated. It is proposed to predict the reactor performance and optimize the objective function under various constraints, including operating conditions, for maximum of solar-hydrogen conversion efficiency and hydrogen production rate. Results have shown that the solar - to - hydrogen efficiency, η_SH is increased as solar flux increased. In addition, η_SH is increased as Energy band gap, Eg, decreased. This design can increase η_SH and the hydrogen volume production rate, Φ using anode is made of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated with Fe2O3 semiconductor film.
Research Authors
Ali M. Qureshy, M. Ahmed, Ali K. Abdel-Rahman, I. Dincer
Research Journal
International Conference of Hydrogen Production
Research Member
Research Pages
777-786
Research Publisher
Proceedings of the International Conference of hydrogen production, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, May 2015
Research Rank
3
Research Vol
6th
Research Website
www.ich2p.org/ich2p14/
Research Year
2015