Investigation of Hydrogen Production Amount of V-Cl Thermochemical Cycle Integrated Into Hybrid Reactor

Authors : Medine Özkaya

Pages : 1418-1430

Doi:10.29109/gujsc.1754490

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Today, hydrogen production largely comes from fossil fuels, which leads to various environmental problems, primarily global warming. Different energy sources are used for hydrogen production. The hydrogen production potential of a thermochemical cycle hydrogen production unit using vanadium chloride (V-Cl) was investigated by integrating a hybrid reactor. Additionally, the rate of hydrogen production in the hydrogen production facility integrated into the reactor was examined. The vanadium-chloride (V-Cl) thermochemical cycle was preferred as a method for hydrogen production. The approximate hydrogen production rate at the beginning and end of the 48-month operation period of the plant was calculated as ~14.95 kg/s and ~21.07kg/s. Furthermore, the total hydrogen production from the hydrogen generation plant integrated into the hybrid reactor during its 48-month operation period has been calculated as 2.53 x 10⁶ tons. As a result, it seems that the hybrid reactor and vanadium chloride (V-Cl) thermochemical cycle are preferable for hydrogen production.
Keywords : Hybrid Reactor, V-Cl Thermochemical Cycle, Vanadium-Chloride, Nuclear Hydrogen, Nuclear Hydrogen

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