Technical assessment of a micro-cogeneration system based on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and fluidized bed autothermal reformer

Applied Energy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 231-244

  Di Marcoberardino, Gioele ^a   Roses, Leonardo ^b   Manzolini, Giampaolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b HYGEAR B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fluidized membrane reactor; Micro CHP system; Palladium membrane; PEM fuel cell; Pure hydrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUEL CELLS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMERS; ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICRO-CHP; OPERATING CONDITION; PALLADIUM (PD) MEMBRANES; PEM FUEL CELL; TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COGENERATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROLYTE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; PALLADIUM; POLYMER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84945156960     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.068     Document Type: Article

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