Enhancing the performance evaluation and process design of a commercial-grade solid oxide fuel cell via exergy concepts

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-104

  Haynes, Comas ^a   Wepfer, William J ^b  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS ENGINEERING; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

PROCESS DESIGN;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0036625449     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1467647     Document Type: Article

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