Methods for operating solar-thermochemical processes
| DWPI Title: Operating a thermochemical reactor process by setting thermal reduction temperature, pressure, and oxide mass flow for oxide in thermochemical reactor process and determining oxidation temperature and oxygen partial pressure |
| Abstract: Methods for controlling or operating solar thermochemical reactions process that maximize the two-step thermochemical energy cycle efficiency by a combination of pressure and temperature swing are disclosed. |
| Use: Operation of a thermochemical reactor process. |
| Advantage: The method maximizes the two-step thermochemical energy cycle efficiency by a combination of pressure and temperature swing. By setting the thermal reduction temperature, pressure, and oxide mass flow, and then determining the oxidation temperature where the oxide heating and steam generation heat requirements are equal or approximately equal, peak efficiency of the cycle is attained. |
| Novelty: A thermochemical reactor process is operated by setting thermal reduction temperature, pressure, and oxide mass flow for an oxide in thermochemical reactor process; and determining oxidation temperature and oxygen partial pressure, where oxide heating requirement and heat requirement of an oxidizing feed stream are equal. |
| Filed: 5/16/2018 |
| Application Number: US15981287A |
| Tech ID: SD 13296.2 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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