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dc.contributor.authorHerdem, Munur Sacit
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-10 19:27:16 (GMT)
dc.date.available2013-12-10 19:27:16 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2013-12-10
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/8076
dc.description.abstractThere have been many studies in the energy field to achieve different goals such as energy security, energy independence and production of cheap energy. The consensus of the general population is that renewable energy sources can be used on a short-term basis to compensate for the energy requirement of the world. However, the prediction is that fossil fuels will be used to provide the majority of energy requirements in the world at least on a short-term basis. Coal is one of the major fossil fuels and will be used for a long time because there are large coal reservoirs in the world and many products such as hydrogen, ammonia, and diesel can be produced using coal. In the present study, the performance of a clean energy system that combines the coal gasification and alkaline water electrolyzer concepts to produce hydrogen is evaluated through thermodynamic modeling and simulations. A parametric study is conducted to determine the effect of water ratio in coal slurry, gasifier temperature, effectiveness of carbon dioxide removal, and hydrogen recovery efficiency of the pressure swing adsorption unit on the system hydrogen production. In addition, the effects of different types of coals on the hydrogen production are estimated. The exergy efficiency and exergy destruction in each system component are also evaluated. Although this system produces hydrogen from coal, the greenhouse gases emitted from this system are fairly low.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectHydrogen productionen
dc.subjectcoal gasificationen
dc.subjectalkaline electrolyzeren
dc.subjectthermodynamic modelingen
dc.titleCombined Coal Gasification and Alkaline Water Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Productionen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
dc.subject.programMechanical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.departmentMechanical and Mechatronics Engineeringen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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