NDLI: Operation of Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) Using Syngas

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Author	Mcinerney, Joseph Ghezel-Ayagh, Hossein Sanderson, Robert Hunt, Jennifer
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	High temperature fuel cells, such as Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC), are prime candidates for power generation using natural gas. Currently MCFC-based products are available for on-site power generation using natural gas and methane-rich biogas. These systems use the most advanced stack configuration utilizing internal reforming of methane. The in-situ reforming within the fuel cell anode provides many operational benefits including stack cooling at high current densities. Syngas from a variety of sources such as coal, biomass and renewables are anticipated to play a key role in the future landscape of power generation. MCFC is capable of utilizing syngss to produce electric power at a very high efficiency. However, because of the differences in the gas compositions between natural-gas and syngas, the fuel cell stack and system designs need to be modified for syngas fuels. The purpose of this study is to develop the design modifications at both the stack and system level needed for operation of internal reforming MCFC using low-methane content syngas without major design changes from the commercial product design. The net outcome of the investigation is a fuel cell system which meets the goals of being able to operate on low methane syngas within thermo-mechanical requirements of the fuel cell stack components. In this paper, we will describe the approach for modification of MCFC design and operating parameters for operation under syngas using both system level modeling and stack level mathematical modeling.
Sponsorship	Advanced Energy Systems Division
Starting Page	549
Ending Page	558
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791854693
DOI	10.1115/FuelCell2011-54959
Volume Number	ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
Language	English
Publisher Date	2011-08-07
Publisher Place	Washington, DC, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Methane Cooling Biogas Product design Biomass High temperature Fuels Modeling Electricity (physics) Syngas Thermomechanics Design Renewable energy sources Fuel cells Coal Energy generation Molten carbonate fuel cells Performance Anodes Natural gas
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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