Direct combustion of recyclable metal fuels for zero-carbon英文版本.pdf

Applied Energy 160 (2015) 368–382 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Energy journal homepage: /locate/apenergy Direct combustion of recyclable metal fuels for zero-carbon heat and power J.M. Bergthorson a,⇑, S. Goroshin a, M.J. Soo a, P. Julien a, J. Palecka a, D.L. Frost a, D.J. Jarvis b a Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada b European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands h i g h l i g h t s g r a p h i c a l a b s t r a c t Metals are promising high-energy Concept drawing of a metal-fuelled combustor and its possible applications at a range of power- density, low-emission, recyclable generation scales. energy carriers. Metal fuels can be burned with air to produce heat for many applications. A novel combustor that can burn metal fuels is proposed. Metal-oxide combustion products can be captured and recycled. Use of clean power sources to recycle metals enables low-net-carbon emissions. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: It is becoming widely recognized that our society must transition to low-carbon energy systems to com- Received 27 April 2015 bat global climate change, and renewable energy sources are needed to provide energy security in a Received in revised form 4 August 2015 world with limited fossil-fuel resources. While many clean power-generation solutions have been pro- Accepted 7 September 2015