Energy, exergy and economic analysis of an integrated solid oxide fuel cell – gas turbine – organic Rankine power generation system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 13843-13858

  Eveloy, Valerie ^a   Karunkeyoon, Wirinya ^a   Rodgers, Peter ^a   Al Alili, Ali ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Economic; Exergy; Gas turbine; Organic Rankine cycle; Solid oxide fuel cell; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EXERGY; FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; PURCHASING; RANKINE CYCLE; SOUR GAS; TOLUENE; WASTE HEAT;

ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; POWER GENERATION CAPACITIES; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84973129633     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.146     Document Type: Article

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