Kawagoe 300 kW class MCFC/TCG compact system: Thermal efficiency and endurance test results

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Yoshiba, Fumihiko ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined system; Endurance test; Gas turbine (GT); Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC); Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ESTIMATION; FUEL CELLS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; HEALTH; HEATING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); POWDERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY;

AIR-SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CELL STACK; COMPACT SYSTEMS; ENDURANCE TESTING; EXPECTED VALUES; GAS LEAKAGES; HIGH HEATING VALUE (HHV); INTERNAL RESISTANCE (IR); LOW HEATING VALUE (LHV); MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL (MCFC); OPERATING CURRENTS; ORIGINAL DESIGN; STACKING PROCEDURE;

CELLS;

EID: 44849138922     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2784281     Document Type: Article

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