4E analysis and multi-objective optimization of an integrated MCFC (molten carbonate fuel cell) and ORC (organic Rankine cycle) system

Energy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 650-663

  Haghighat Mamaghani, Alireza ^a   Najafi, Behzad ^a   Shirazi, Alec ^b   Rinaldi, Fabio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic; Exergy; Gas turbine; Molten carbonate fuel cell; Multi objective optimization; Organic Rankine cycle

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; COMBUSTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; RANKINE CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BOTTOMING CYCLE; COST RATES; CYCLE SYSTEMS; EXERGETIC; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; MOLTEN-CARBONATE FUEL CELLS; MULTI-OBJECTIVES OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE; ORGANICS; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS;

GAS TURBINES;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84926161346     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.074     Document Type: Article

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