Performance optimum analysis of an irreversible molten carbonate fuel cell-Stirling heat engine hybrid system

Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 923-930

  Chen, Liwei ^a,b   Zhang, Houcheng ^c   Gao, Songhua ^a   Yan, Huixian ^a  

^a SANMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sanming Engineering Research Center of Mechanical CAD   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hybrid system; Molten carbonate fuel cell; Performance optimum analysis; Stirling heat engine

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); WASTE HEAT; CARBONATION; ENGINES; FUEL CELLS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; INVESTIGATION METHODS; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMUM ANALYSIS; STIRLING;

HYBRID SYSTEMS; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

CARBONATE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENGINE; FUEL CELL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMODYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECT;

EID: 84891494674     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.10.052     Document Type: Article

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