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: Received: 25 January 2024 / Approved: 26 January 2024 / Online: 29 January 2024 (02:09:27 CET)
How to cite:
Nishimura, A.; Sato, R.; Hu, E. Performance of An Energy Production System Consisting of Solar Collector, Biogas Dry Reforming Reactor and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Preprints2024, 2024011909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1909.v1
Nishimura, A.; Sato, R.; Hu, E. Performance of An Energy Production System Consisting of Solar Collector, Biogas Dry Reforming Reactor and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Preprints 2024, 2024011909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1909.v1
Nishimura, A.; Sato, R.; Hu, E. Performance of An Energy Production System Consisting of Solar Collector, Biogas Dry Reforming Reactor and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Preprints2024, 2024011909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1909.v1
APA Style
Nishimura, A., Sato, R., & Hu, E. (2024). Performance of An Energy Production System Consisting of Solar Collector, Biogas Dry Reforming Reactor and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1909.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Nishimura, A., Ryotaro Sato and Eric Hu. 2024 "Performance of An Energy Production System Consisting of Solar Collector, Biogas Dry Reforming Reactor and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1909.v1
Abstract
This paper aims to study the performance of solar collectors with various sizes under different weather conditions of different Japanese cities, i.e. Kofu city, Nagoya city and Yamagata city. The heat generated from the solar collector was used to conduct a biogas dry reforming reactor in order to produce H2 to feed a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). This study has revealed that the output temperature of solar collector, Tfb in April and July was higher than that in January and October irrespective of city. The optimum length of absorber (dx) of the collector was 4 m irrespective of city. It was clarified that Tfb in Yamagata city in January and October, i.e. winter and autumn is lower than that in Kofu city and Nagoya city especially, which is influenced by the tendency of a solar intensity (I) strongly, not velocity of surrounding air (ua). On the other hand, Tfb is almost the same in April and July, i.e. spring and summer, irrespective of city. The amount of produced H2 from the biogas dry reforming reactor and the power generated by SOFC using H2 in spring and summer were higher compared to the other seasons irrespective of city. This study has revealed that the highest available households number per month was 4.7 according to the investigation in this study.
Keywords
Solar Collector; Weather Data; Japanese Cities; Biogas Dry Reforming; H2 Production; SOFC
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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