Application of exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental analysis to an SOFC system with an allothermal biomass gasifier

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 177-186

  Meyer, Lutz ^a   Castillo, Renzo ^b   Buchgeister, Jens ^c   Tsatsaronis, George ^d  

^a MAN Solarmillennium ^*  (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass conversion; Exergoeconomic analysis; Exergoenvironmental analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; BASIC IDEA; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GASIFIERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PROCESS COMPONENT; SOFC SYSTEM; SYSTEM COMPONENTS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

GASIFICATION;

EID: 77953113058     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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