Evaporative Drying of Cupric Chloride Droplets in a Thermochemical Cycle of Hydrogen Production

iii List of Figures v List of Tables vi List of Symbols and Abbreviations vii Acknowledgements xiii 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Background 5 1.2 Literature Review 6 2.0 Physical Process Analysis 20 2.1 FLASHING PROCESS 20 2.2 SPRAYING PROCESS 26 3.0 Formulation and Solution Procedure 34 3.1 INITIAL HEATING 34 3.2 TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION 36 3.3 MASS TRANSFER PROCESS 38 3.4 HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS 47 3.5 KINETICS OF THE DROPLET 48 4.0 Results and Discussion 52 5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research 68 5.1 CONCLUSIONS 68 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 70 References 71 Appendix A 75