Study of multistage oxidation by flowsheet calculations on a combined heat and power molten carbonate fuel cell plant

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-36

  Au, S F ^a,b   Woudstra, N ^a   Hemmes, K ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ExergyAcell; Flowsheet; Fuel cell system

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; FLOWCHARTING; GASES; MASS TRANSFER; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0041876317     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00346-X     Document Type: Article

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