Thermoeconomic modeling and parametric study of hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine-steam turbine power plants ranging from 1.5 MWe to 10 MWe

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0110151-01101512

  Arsalis, Alexandros ^a   Von Spakovsky, Michael R ^a   Calise, Francesco ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT SIZE; COST MODELS; DUAL-PRESSURE; FUEL CELL MODEL; FULL-LOAD; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; HYBRID SOLIDS; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARTIAL LOAD; POWER OUT PUT; SIEMENS; SOFC SIZE; SOLID OXIDE; STEAM TURBINE CYCLE; STEAM TURBINE POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE; THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOECONOMIC MODELING; WESTINGHOUSE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; EXHAUST GASES; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; MARINE ENGINES; OPTIMIZATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; WASTE HEAT;

GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 77955291960     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2971127     Document Type: Article

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