Energy and exergy analyses of a combined molten carbonate fuel cell - Gas turbine system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 8927-8935

  El Emam, Rami Salah ^a,b   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b University of Mansoura   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy; Exergy; Gas turbine system; MCFC

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY BALANCES; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; GAS TURBINE SYSTEM; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SECOND-LAW; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TURBINE SYSTEMS;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINES; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBOMACHINERY;

EXERGY;

EID: 79958790966     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.228     Document Type: Article

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