Biomass fueling of a SOFC by integrated gasifier: Study of the effect of operating conditions on system performance

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 320-327

  Campitelli, Gennaro ^b   Cordiner, Stefano ^a   Gautam, Mridul ^b   Mariani, Alessandro ^a   Mulone, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Fuel cell modeling; Solid oxide fuel cells; Thermal integration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FUEL CELLS; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DRIVING PARAMETERS; EFFICIENT SIMULATION; ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT; FUEL CELL MODEL; OPERATING CONDITION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS); THERMAL INTEGRATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84871942878     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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