Parametric thermodynamic analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine system design space

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Tarroja, Brian ^a   Mueller, Fabian ^a   Maclay, Jim ^a   Brouwer, Jacob ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATING; CATHODE FLOW; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; DESIGN SPACES; EFFICIENCY LOSS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; EXIT TEMPERATURE; FUEL CELL TEMPERATURE; FUEL UTILIZATION; HYBRID SYSTEM DESIGN; HYDROGEN UTILIZATION; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; LOW OXYGEN; MODERATE PRESSURES; OPERATING LIMIT; OPERATIONAL LIMITS; OXYGEN UTILIZATION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PRE-HEAT AIR; PRESSURE RATIO; SYSTEM DESIGN; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; TURBINE SYSTEMS;

AIR EJECTORS; BLOWERS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; CURRENT DENSITY; DESIGN; EJECTORS (PUMPS); GAS TURBINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; RECYCLING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; TURBOMACHINERY;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955296034     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000263     Document Type: Article

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