A comparative study of two SOFC based cogeneration systems fed by municipal solid waste by means of either the gasifier or digester

Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2016, Pages 586-602

  Yari, Mortaza ^a   Mehr, Ali Saberi ^a   Mahmoudi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed ^a   Santarelli, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Biogas; Comparative study; Exergoeconomic; Gasifier; SOFC; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; COST ENGINEERING; COSTS; FUEL CELLS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SYNTHESIS GAS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EXERGOECONOMIC; GASIFIERS; SYN-GAS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COGENERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FUEL CELL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84982161933     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.08.035     Document Type: Article

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