Experimental and theoretical analysis of the operation of a natural gas cogeneration system using a polymer exchange membrane fuel cell

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 743-752

  Radulescu, Mihai ^a   Lottin, Olivier ^a   Feidt, Michel ^a   Lombard, Christophe ^b   Le Noc, David ^c   Le Doze, Stéphane ^c  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Energy; Fuel processing; Modelling; Natural gas; Polymer exchange membrane fuel cell; Thermodynamic process

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROCESS CONTROL;

ENERGY; FUEL PROCESSING; MODELING; POLYMER EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; NATURAL GAS; POLYMER;

EID: 27144461993     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.07.033     Document Type: Article

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