Estudo de sistemas de aquecimento de ambiente utilizando hidrogênio eletrolítico como combustível.

Abstract

This work intends to show the technical viability to use the eletrodialytic hidrogen as source of energy to heating environment. A generator of hydrogen eletrolytic was used as source of energy to test two types of heat exchangers: One tubular which was made in the University and other convective type adapted to use hydrogen. Inicialy the convective exchange heat was tested with butane gas and after that it was adapted to use hydrogen. From the results the heating rate of butane gas was 30% higher than hydrogen rate. To analyse the performance of both exchangers were studyed fowolloging parameters: Variation the internai and externai temperature room as function of time, hydrogen consumption, the ratio between acumulated and consumption of energy during the heating process. The convective exchange heat presented an energy efficience of 50% superior than tubular exchange heat. The results obtained showed that there are great possibility to use the eletrolytic hydrogen for heating environment.