Simulation model of a molten carbonate fuel cell-microturbine hybrid system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 1263-1271

  Leto, Luigi ^a   Dispenza, Celidonio ^a   Moreno, Angelo ^b   Calabr, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emulator; Hybrid system; MCFC; Microturbine; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CAREFUL NUMERICAL SIMULATION; CHP-SYSTEMS; DESIGN AND BUILD; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMULATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GRID-CONNECTED; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT RECOVERY; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MCFC; MICRO TURBINE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PARTIAL LOAD; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POWER DENSITIES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH CENTRES; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; STAND -ALONE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; TOTAL EFFICIENCY; WORKING PARAMETERS; WORKING PRESSURES;

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INLET FLOW; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); MOLTEN MATERIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURBINES; WASTE HEAT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79951774729     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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