Solar Based Hydrogen Production Systems

✍ Scribed by Ibrahim Dincer, Anand S. Joshi (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 146
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of various solar based hydrogen production systems. The book covers first-law (energy based) and second-law (exergy based) efficiencies and provides a comprehensive understanding of their implications. It will help minimize the widespread misuse of efficiencies among students and researchers in energy field by using an intuitive and unified approach for defining efficiencies. The book gives a clear understanding of the sustainability and environmental impact analysis of the above systems. The book will be particularly useful for a clear understanding of second law (exergy) efficiencies for various systems. It may serve as a reference book to the researchers in energy field. The definitions and concepts developed in the book will be explained through illustrative examples.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Hydrogen....Pages 1-5
Hydrogen Production Methods....Pages 7-20
Solar Energy Aspects....Pages 21-25
Solar Hydrogen Production....Pages 27-71
Thermodynamic Analysis....Pages 73-82
Environmental Impact and Sustainability Assessment....Pages 83-89
Case Studies....Pages 91-119
Concluding Remarks....Pages 121-122
Back Matter....Pages 123-141

✦ Subjects

Renewable and Green Energy; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Sustainable Development