Optimal synthesis/design of a pem fuel cell cogeneration system for multi-unit residential applications - Application of a decomposition strategy

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-39

  Oyarzábal, Borja ^a   Von Spakovsky, Michael R ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION STRATEGY; FUEL CELL COGENERATION; FUEL PROCESSING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEM);

HEAT EXCHANGERS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 8744315363     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1650390     Document Type: Article

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