Title :
Direct solar-thermal hydrogen production from water using nozzle/skimmer and glow discharge
Author :
Pyle, W.R. ; Hayes, M.H. ; Spivak, A.L.
Author_Institution :
H-Ion Solar Co., Richmond, CA, USA
Abstract :
An investigation of direct solar-thermal hydrogen and oxygen production from water is described. Solar radiant energy was concentrated by a parabolic mirror to produce high temperatures on a nozzle inside a solar reactor fed with water vapor (steam) at low pressure, to produce hydrogen and oxygen. Nozzle jets and skimmers have been used for separation of the products and suppression of recombination. The dissociation of water vapor and the separation of its products was conducted in plasma-enhanced, nonequilibrium glow discharges
Keywords :
dissociation; glow discharges; hydrogen economy; nozzles; plasma jets; solar energy concentrators; solar heating; H2; H2O; O2; direct solar-thermal hydrogen production; nozzle jets; oxygen production; parabolic mirror; plasma-enhanced nonequilibrium glow discharges; product separation; recombination suppression; skimmers; solar radiant energy concentration; solar reactor; water vapor dissociation; Ceramics; Electrons; Glow discharges; Heat transfer; Hydrogen; Inductors; Mirrors; Plasma temperature; Production; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553367
