Abstract
A computational model of a hybrid pressurized solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) generator/gas turbine power plant is developed using classical thermodynamic analysis in conjunction with electromechanical, fluid-mechanical, and heat transfer simulations in the fuel cell by a commercial software. The thermodynamic analysis is based on energy and exergy balances. A case study is reported in which the plant contains a Siemens-Westinghouse PSOFC generator and a Solar Turbines Mercury-50 gas turbine. Among the calculated quantities for a range of fuel cell current are the plant output power, first-law efficiency, and exergetic efficiency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 012602 |
| Journal | Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- FLUENT
- gas turbine
- hybrid power plant
- solid oxide fuel cell
- thermodynamic model
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Geochemistry and Petrology