Conceptual Design and Performance Analysis of SOFC/Micro Gas Turbine Hybrid Distributed Energy System

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Dang ◽  
Hua Zhao ◽  
Guang Xi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Reaction Heat ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Distributed Energy System ◽  
And Performance

A numerical model has been developed for the performance analysis of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)/micro gas turbine (MGT) hybrid systems with prereforming of natural gas, in which a quasi two-dimensional model has been built up to simulate the cell electrochemical reaction, heat and mass transfer within tubular SOFC. The developed model can be used not only to predict the overall performance of the SOFC/MGT hybrid system but also to reveal the nonuniform temperature distribution within SOFC unit. The effects of turbine inlet temperature (TIT) and pressure ratio (PR) on the performance of the hybrid system have been investigated. The results show that selecting smaller TIT or PR value will lead to relative higher system efficiency and lower CO2 emission ratio; however, this will raise the risk to destroy SOFC beyond the limitation temperature of electrolyte.

Conceptual Design and Performance Analysis of SOFC/MGT Hybrid Distributed Energy System

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Dang ◽  
Hua Zhao ◽  
Guang Xi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Reaction Heat ◽  
Distributed Energy System ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
And Performance

A numerical model has been developed for the performance analysis of SOFC/MGT hybrid systems with pre-reforming of natural gas, in which a quasi-2 dimensional model has been built up to simulate the cell electrochemical reaction, heat and mass transfer within tubular SOFC. The developed model can be used not only to predict the overall performance of the SOFC/MGT hybrid system but also to reveal the nonuniform temperature distribution within SOFC unit. The effects of turbine inlet temperature (TIT) and pressure ratio (PR) to the performance of the hybrid system have been investigated. The results show that selecting smaller TIT or PR value will lead to relative higher system efficiency and lower CO2 emission ratio; however this will raise the risk to destroy SOFC beyond the limitation temperature of electrolyte.

Integration of Distributing Energy System I: Modeling and Simulation

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 1156-1162
Author(s):  
Jin Yang Wang ◽  
Guo Min Cui ◽  
Fu Yu Peng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Performance Prediction ◽  
System Modeling ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Simulation System ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
And Performance

The heating, power and cooling distributing energy system is studied by numerical simulation. System modeling and performance prediction are studied on the tri-generation system based on micro gas turbine as primary energy utilizing equipment in part Ⅰ. The results show: The numerical simulation can replace pilotscale experiment of objective project in the aspects of design and performance prediction of distributing energy system.

scholarly journals Assessment of Surface Roughness Effects on Micro Axial Turbines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz A. A. Gamil ◽  
Theoklis Nikolaidis ◽  
Joao A. Teixeira ◽  
S. H. Madani ◽  
Ali Izadi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Micro Turbine

Abstract Surface roughness significantly affects the aerodynamics and heat transfer within micro-scale turbine stages. It results in a considerable increment in the blade profile loss and leads consequently to sizeable performance reductions. The provision of low roughness surfaces in micro gas turbine stages presents challenges on account of the small (mm scale) sizes, manufacturing complexity and associated costs. The axial turbine investigated in this study is fitted to Samad Power’s TwinGen domestic micro combined heat and power unit. The micro gas turbine has a compressor pressure ratio of 3, 1200K turbine inlet temperature and a rotational speed of 170,000 rpm. This paper presents a numerical assessment of the effects of varying the surface roughness on the performance and heat transfer of the micro turbine. The surface roughness was uniformly distributed on the NGV and rotor blades. The results showed that increasing the surface roughness from 3 microns to 6, 20, and 100 microns resulted in a reduction in stage total efficiency of 0.8%, 4% and 12% respectively as well as a comparable decrease in output power (0.7%, 3.6%, and 11% respectively). The turbine temperature was also observed to be very sensitive to surface roughness and a temperature increase of some 5% at the rotor hub and over 4% increment in the blade tip surface was observed for 100 microns when compared to the 3 microns surface roughness case. The findings of this paper highlight the adverse effects of the surface roughness on the micro-turbine performance and temperature distribution as well as the importance of careful consideration of wall roughness during the design and manufacturing stages.

Performance Analysis of a 50KW Turbogenerator Gas Turbine Engine

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Y. Kim ◽  
M. R. Park ◽  
S. Y. Cho
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Hybrid Vehicle ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Turbine Inlet Temperature ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Design Point ◽  
Turbine Inlet

This paper describes on/off design performance of a 50KW turbogenerator gas turbine engine for hybrid vehicle application. For optimum design point selection, a relevant pa4rameter study is carried out. The turbogenerator gas turbine engine for a hybrid vehicle is expected to be designed for maximum fuel economy, ultra low emissions, and very low cost. A compressor, combustor, turbine, and a permanent-magnet generator will be mounted on a single high speed (80,000 rpm) shaft that will be supported on air bearings. As the generator is built into the shaft, gearbox and other moving parts become unnecessary and thus will increase the system’s reliability and reduce the manufacturing cost. The engine has a radial compressor and turbine with design point pressure ratio of 4.0. This pressure ratio was set based on calculation of specific fuel consumption and specific power variation with pressure ratio. For the turbine inlet temperature, a rather conservative value of 1100K was selected. Designed mass flow rate was 0.5 kg/sec. Parametric study of the cycle indicates that specific work and efficiency increase at a given pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature. Off design analysis shows that the gas turbine system reaches self operating condition at about N/NDP = 0.48. Bleeding air for a turbine stator cooling is omitted considering the low TIT in the present engine and to enable the simple geometric configuration for manufacturing purpose. Various engine performance simulations including ambient temperature influence, surging at part load condition; transient analysis were performed to secure the optimum engine operating characteristics. Surge margin throughout the performance analysis were maintained to be over 50% approximately. Present analysis will be compared with performance test result which is scheduled at the end of 1998.

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