Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt

In this work, a machine-learning based optimisation framework is proposed for optimal design of solar steam methane reforming using molten salt (SSMR-MS) through machine learning techniques. The artificial neural network (ANN) is employed to establish relationships between total annualised cost (TAC...

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Autores principales: Wanrong Wang, Nan Zhang, Jie Li
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:678d275149424a1eb261d8dafaa6f2f92021-11-15T21:47:35ZOptimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt10.3303/CET21881422283-9216https://doaj.org/article/678d275149424a1eb261d8dafaa6f2f92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/11935https://doaj.org/toc/2283-9216In this work, a machine-learning based optimisation framework is proposed for optimal design of solar steam methane reforming using molten salt (SSMR-MS) through machine learning techniques. The artificial neural network (ANN) is employed to establish relationships between total annualised cost (TAC), hydrogen production rate and molten salt duty, and independent input variables in SSMR-MS. A hybrid global optimisation algorithm is adopted to solve the developed surrogate model and generate the optimal design. The computational results demonstrate that a significant reduction in TAC by around 15 % can be achieved than the existing SSMR-MS. The lowest Levelised cost of Hydrogen Production (LCHP) is 2.43 $ kg-1 which is reduced by around 15 % compared to the existing process with LCHP of 2.85 $ kg-1.Wanrong WangNan ZhangJie LiAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.articleChemical engineeringTP155-156Computer engineering. Computer hardwareTK7885-7895ENChemical Engineering Transactions, Vol 88 (2021)
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topic Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
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TP155-156
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK7885-7895
Wanrong Wang
Nan Zhang
Jie Li
Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
description In this work, a machine-learning based optimisation framework is proposed for optimal design of solar steam methane reforming using molten salt (SSMR-MS) through machine learning techniques. The artificial neural network (ANN) is employed to establish relationships between total annualised cost (TAC), hydrogen production rate and molten salt duty, and independent input variables in SSMR-MS. A hybrid global optimisation algorithm is adopted to solve the developed surrogate model and generate the optimal design. The computational results demonstrate that a significant reduction in TAC by around 15 % can be achieved than the existing SSMR-MS. The lowest Levelised cost of Hydrogen Production (LCHP) is 2.43 $ kg-1 which is reduced by around 15 % compared to the existing process with LCHP of 2.85 $ kg-1.
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Nan Zhang
Jie Li
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Jie Li
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title Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
title_short Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
title_full Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
title_fullStr Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Design of Solar-Aided Hydrogen Production Process Using Molten Salt
title_sort optimal design of solar-aided hydrogen production process using molten salt
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