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Exergoeconomic analysis of a hybrid copper-chlorine cycle driven by geothermal energy for hydrogen production |
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| Authors: | M. Tolga Balta |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey b Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada c Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia |
| Abstract: | In this study, we conduct an exergy, cost, energy and mass (EXCEM) analysis of a copper-chlorine thermochemical water splitting cycle driven by geothermal energy for hydrogen production. We also investigate and illustrate the relations between thermodynamic losses and capital costs. The results show that hydrogen cost is closely and directly related to the plant capacity and also exergy efficiency. Increasing economic viability and reducing the hydrogen production costs will help these cycles play a more critical role in switching to hydrogen economy. |
| Keywords: | Geothermal Hydrogen Copper-chlorine cycle Exergoeconomics Energy Exergy Efficiency |
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