Exergy, economic, and environmental analysis of a PEM fuel cell power system to meet electrical and thermal energy needs of residential buildings

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ashari, G R ^a   Ehyaei, M A ^b   Mozafari, A ^c   Atabi, F ^d   Hajidavalloo, E ^e   Shalbaf, S ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Entropy; Exergy; Fuel cell; Social cost

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; CO AND NO; COOLING LOAD; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ENERGY NEEDS; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FUEL CELL STACK; NITROGEN MONOXIDE; OPERATING CONDITION; PEM FUEL CELL; PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOCIAL COST; STEAM REFORMER;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENTROPY; EXERGY; FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); WATER HEATERS;

COSTS;

EID: 84866943818     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006049     Document Type: Article

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