Estimating performance degradation in reformers for PAFC power plants by using increases in steam-reformed and burner-exhaust gas temperatures

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-77

  Take, Tetsuo ^a   Yamashita, Takashi ^a   Tomura, Masaru ^b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NTT Advance Technology Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC); Reformer; Simulation; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POWER PLANT;

EID: 0034131731     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.33.67     Document Type: Article

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