Decarbonizing cement plants via a fully integrated calcium looping-molten carbonate fuel cell process: Assessment of a model for fuel cell performance predictions under different operating conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea De Silvestri ◽  
Stefano Stendardo ◽  
Massimiliano Della Pietra ◽  
Domenico Borello
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Process Assessment ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Calcium Looping ◽  
Performance Predictions ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

Thermo-Kinetic Representation and Transient Simulation of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian C. Carroll ◽  
Thomas M. Kiehne ◽  
Michael D. Lukas
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
System Level ◽  
Transient Temperature ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Fuel Reformation ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

There are a growing number of models in the literature dealing with the transient behavior of fuel cells. However, few, if any, employ fundamental kinetic theory to model the fuel reformation process while simultaneously simulating fuel cell behavior from a transient, system-level perspective. Thus a comprehensive, transient fuel cell model has been developed that includes all the relevant thermodynamics, chemistry, and electrical characteristics of actual fuel cell operation. The model tracks the transient temperature response of a fuel cell stack, chemical specie concentrations of exhaust gases, efficiency of the fuel reformation equipment, and electrical output characteristics. Model results provide a concise, parametric evaluation of the influence of operating conditions and user-controlled parameters on fuel cell performance. The model is validated against transient Molten Carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) data from a subscale stack.

Optimization of a MCFC Hybrid System for Combined Production of Electricity and Hydrogen

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Verda ◽  
Flavio Nicolin
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Hybrid Plant ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Economic Objective

In this paper, a hybrid plant obtained by integrating a molten carbonate fuel cell stack with a micro gas turbine and a steam reformer is considered. The system also produces hydrogen through a pressure swing absorption system. The aim of this work is the multi-objective optimisation of the system, considering energy and economic objective functions. Possible off-design operating conditions accounting for degradation of the fuel cell performance and time variation in the biogas composition are considered, as well as variation in the ambient temperature. The results show that the operating temperature of the fuel cell is a crucial design parameter as its value strongly affects the plant efficiency, its lifetime and the unit cost of electricity.

Molten carbonate fuel cell performance under different cathode conditions

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2123-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Odemondo ◽  
S. Dellepiane ◽  
R. Bampi ◽  
P. Capobianco
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

Performance of Internal and External Reforming Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Systems

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Musa ◽  
H. J. Steeman ◽  
M. De Paepe
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Cell Systems ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC) are a promising alternative power source for distributed or residential power plants. Therefore, thermodynamic models are built in an Aspen customer modeler for the externally reformed (ER) MCFC and internally reformed (IR) MCFC. These models are integrated in Aspen Plus™. In this article the performance of internal and external reforming molten carbonate fuel cell systems are investigated. To this end the gas temperature at the anode inlet is varied to be able to exam the effect of operating temperature on the operating conditions for different modes of MCFC systems in a range between 600 and 700°C. It is found that the operating temperature has more effect on the cell voltage of IR-MCFC system compared to ER-MCFC system. Simulations show that the IR-MCFC system is more efficient than the ER-MCFC system. The cycle efficiency is rather independent of the operating temperature for as well ER-MCFC as IR-MCFC systems.

Improved molten carbonate fuel cell performance via reinforced thin anode

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (21) ◽  
pp. 16161-16167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Viet Phuc Nguyen ◽  
Shin Ae Song ◽  
Dong-Nyeok Park ◽  
Hyung Chul Ham ◽  
Jonghee Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell
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