Simulation comparison of PEMFC micro-cogeneration units with conventional and innovative fuel processing

ASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 431-438

  Roses, Leonardo ^a   Bonalumi, Davide ^a   Campanari, Stefano ^a   Iora, Paolo ^b   Manzolini, Giampaolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION; COMMERCIAL CODES; CONTRASTING TECHNIQUES; FUEL PROCESSING; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MICRO COGENERATION; NATURAL-GAS STEAM REFORMING; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PLANT SIMULATION; SIMULATED PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION COMPARISON; SPECIFIC COMPONENT;

COGENERATION PLANTS; HEATING; PLANT LAYOUT; STEAM REFORMING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84860295444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FuelCell2010-33020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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