Thermodynamic Analysis of Advanced Power Cycles Based Upon Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Gas Turbines and Rankine Bottoming Cycles

Open Access

2 June 1998

proceedings article
Published by ASME International

https://doi.org/10.1115/98-gt-585

Abstract

This paper investigates the thermodynamic potential of the integrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Gas Turbine technology for medium and large scale electric power production. After detailed description of the adopted calculation model, the performances of a variety of plant configurations are presented. The obtained results show the possibility of achieving very high efficiencies with pressurized SOFC-gas turbine cycles with heat recovery bottoming cycles: net LHV efficiencies exceeding 70% with almost zero-NO_x emissions.

Keywords

GAS TURBINES
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
CYCLES
THERMODYNAMIC POWER CYCLES

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