Exergy analysis of the diesel pre-reforming solid oxide fuel cell system with anode off-gas recycling in the SchIBZ project

Part I: Modeling and validation

authored by

Gerardo Valadez Huerta, Johanan Álvarez Jordán, Michael Dragon, Keno Leites, Stephan Kabelac

Abstract

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems with anode off-gas recirculation (AGR) and diesel pre-reforming are advantageous because they can operate with the current fuel infrastructure. In the SchIBZ-project, the prototype of such a SOFC system for maritime applications has already been commissioned. In this first paper, we model the system devices to conduct an exergy analysis of this real SOFC plant and validate them with experimental values from experiments in laboratory scale. The results of our simulation agree well with the experimental values. The calculations with the validated results may be closer to the real thermodynamic behavior of such system components than previous literature.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Thermodynamics

External Organisation(s)

Thyssenkrupp MarineSystems

Type

Article

Journal

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volume

43

Pages

16684-16693

No. of pages

10

ISSN

0360-3199

Publication date

23.08.2018

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Fuel Technology, Condensed Matter Physics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.216 (Access: Closed)