Jayden Lin
Pronouns: He
Research Mentor(s): Taehoon Han
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Mechanical Engineering / Engineering
Program:
Authors: Jayden Lin, Taehoon Han
Session: Session 2: 10:00 am – 10:50 am
Poster: 83
Abstract
With its high energy density, versatility, and zero carbon emission, green hydrogen is the energy of the future. Hydrogen has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, current methods release considerable amounts of carbon during production or consume substantial energy. The research focuses on developing photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting method for green hydrogen production. A specialized semiconductor wafer dissociates water into hydrogen and oxygen upon exposure to the sun. For optimal yield, sunlight is concentrated and directed by a fresnel lens onto the wafer, and previous research has shown that the temperature of the reaction chamber significantly affects the green hydrogen yield rate. Thus, numerous variables, such as sunlight intensity, water flow rate, reaction chamber pressure, etc., must be optimized to maintain the hydrogen yield rate. So, this project simulates the physical property of the chamber through finite elemental method (FEM) to provide a solution for better thermal management inside the reaction chamber.
