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A cost effective steam reformer for a distributed hydrogen infrastructure

Hulteberg, Christian LU orcid ; Burford, H. ; Duraiswamy, K. ; Porter, B. and Woods, R. (2008) In International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33(4). p.1266-1274
Abstract
In this paper the design and demonstration of a 7 nm(3) h(-1) integrated steam reforming based hydrogen production unit using a Fischer-Tropsch diesel is reported. The system design is discussed in detail, including the fuel processor itself as well as the hydrogen purification and results from stand-alone operation of the combined unit operations is reported. Further, the results of an integration of the fuel processor and a system consisting of 4kWe fuel cells, 30kWe photovoltaic installation and hydrogen storage are described. Finally, a discussion on the advantages of a hydrogen based integrated system versus a load-following system is pointed out. The operation of the fuel-processing unit showed a lower heating value based system... (More)
In this paper the design and demonstration of a 7 nm(3) h(-1) integrated steam reforming based hydrogen production unit using a Fischer-Tropsch diesel is reported. The system design is discussed in detail, including the fuel processor itself as well as the hydrogen purification and results from stand-alone operation of the combined unit operations is reported. Further, the results of an integration of the fuel processor and a system consisting of 4kWe fuel cells, 30kWe photovoltaic installation and hydrogen storage are described. Finally, a discussion on the advantages of a hydrogen based integrated system versus a load-following system is pointed out. The operation of the fuel-processing unit showed a lower heating value based system efficiency of about 58%, including parasitic power consumption, with hydrogen produced containing less than 1 ppm CO. Fuel conversion was about 90%, and the parasitic power consumption was low enough to be considered acceptable. When integrated with the fuel cells the operation indicates that the hydrogen quality is good enough for long-term operation. (C) 2008 international Association. for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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hybridization, fuel, cell, system integration, steam reforming, hydrogen production, diesel
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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33
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1266 - 1274
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Elsevier
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1879-3487
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10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.054
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English
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  author       = {{Hulteberg, Christian and Burford, H. and Duraiswamy, K. and Porter, B. and Woods, R.}},
  issn         = {{1879-3487}},
  keywords     = {{hybridization; fuel; cell; system integration; steam reforming; hydrogen production; diesel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1266--1274}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}},
  title        = {{A cost effective steam reformer for a distributed hydrogen infrastructure}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.054}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.054}},
  volume       = {{33}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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