Abstract
Different plant design for several fuel types such as natural gas, methanol, ethanol, DME, ammonia and pure hydrogen are presented and analysed. Anode recirculation which is an important issue in SOFC plants are also explored and studied. It is shown that depending on type of the fuel whether fuel recirculation is needed or not and if so then what would be the effect of anode recycling on plant efficiency. A single study with similar conditions and prerequisites will thus reveal the importance of fuel recirculation on plant performance with alternative fuels. It is also shown that increasing anode recycle increases plant efficiency only if fuel utilization factor is low. Other important issues such as why plant efficiency is lower when it is fed with hydrogen or biogas compared to when it is fed by other fuels such as methanol, ethanol, DME and ammonia will also be discussed and explained. For example, plant efficiency of 45%, 54% and 50.5% can be achieved if the hydrogen, ethanol and methanol are used respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SEE SDEWES 2016) |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Article number | 0026 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - Hotel St. Bernardin, Piran, Slovenia Duration: 15 Jun 2016 → 18 Aug 2016 Conference number: 2 http://www.piran2016.sdewes.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems |
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| Number | 2 |
| Location | Hotel St. Bernardin |
| Country/Territory | Slovenia |
| City | Piran |
| Period | 15/06/2016 → 18/08/2016 |
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