Thermo-economic analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell and steam injected gas turbine plant integrated with woodchips gasification

Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 114-129

  Mazzucco, Andrea ^a   Rokni, Masoud ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gasification; SOFC; STIG; Thermo economic analysis; Woodchips

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; RETURN OF INVESTMENTS; STEAM INJECTED GAS TURBINE PLANTS; STEAM-INJECTED GAS TURBINE; STIG; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WOODCHIPS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; FUEL CELL; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84908505191     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.035     Document Type: Article

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