Performance comparison between partial oxidation and methane steam reforming processes for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) micro combined heat and power (CHP) system

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4216-4226

  Liso, Vincenzo ^a   Olesen, Anders Christian ^a   Nielsen, Mads Pagh ^a   Kær, Søren Knudsen ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Micro CHP; SOFC; Thermal system modeling

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; HEAT LOSSES; LEAD OXIDE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

CATHODE AND ANODE; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EJECTOR EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; HEAT DEMANDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; PART LOAD; PART LOAD OPERATION; PARTIAL OXIDATION REFORMING; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS; RECIRCULATIONS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL SYSTEM MODELING;

STEAM REFORMING;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 79959376292     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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