Effects of upgrading systems on energy conversion efficiency of a gasifier - fuel cell - gas turbine power plant

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 686-696

  Pedrazzi, Simone ^a   Allesina, Giulio ^a   Tartarini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Modeling; PPO membrane; Solide oxide fuel cells; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILTRATION; FUEL CELLS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASIFICATION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MICROFILTRATION; MODELS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; POLYPHENYLENE OXIDES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); WOOD PRODUCTS; ZEOLITES;

DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER; ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION REACTION; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; OXIDE FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN-ENRICHED AIR; SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE;

FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS;

BIOMASS; FUEL CELLS; GASIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

EID: 84983650365     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.048     Document Type: Article

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