Feasibility and performance of an ambient pressure MCFC combined with a commercial gas turbine

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (Publication) IGTI

Volumn 2 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 869-876

  Desideri, Umberto ^a   Lunghi, Piero ^a   Ubertini, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE EXHAUST GASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0037000288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2002-30650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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