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Thermodynamic study of the effect of partial thermal reduction of dysprosium oxide on solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency

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submitted on 2023-10-11, 06:41 and posted on 2023-10-11, 07:14 authored by Rahul R. Bhosale

A thermodynamic equilibrium and efficiency analysis of the dysprosium oxide-based solar thermochemical H2O splitting (Dy-WS) cycle is conducted. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of partial thermal reduction (TR) of Dy2O3 on the solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency (ηsolar to fuel Dy WS) of the Dy-WS cycle. The equilibrium analysis indicate a rise in the percentage TR of Dy2O3 (%TR-Dy) from 0.3% up to 100% when the TR temperature (TH) is increased from 2000 K to 2530 K. The upsurge in the TH yielded a considerable surge in the Qsolar reactor Dy WS and Qsolar heater Dy WS. Overall results of this study showed that theηsolar to fuel Dy WS is amplified from 0.6% to 6.5% in three zones (slow zone, medium-fast zone, and fast zone) as the TH is amplified from 2000 K up to 2280 K. A further rise in the TH from 2280 K up to 2530 K resulted in a drop in theηsolar to fuel Dy WS from 6.5% to 3.5%. By employing the heat recuperation, theηsolar to fuel HR Dy WS is improved further up to 11.4% (at TH = 2280 K).

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Published in: Fuel
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118249

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Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library

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  • English

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Elsevier

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  • 2020

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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  • Qatar University
  • College of Engineering - QU

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