A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis
Ammonia is a hydrogen carrier that emits no carbon and benefits from a well-established infrastructure for production, storage, and transport, making it an increasingly favored clean fuel. This paper introduces the first exploration and analysis of a Direct Ammonia fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and G...
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| author | Weihua Cai Hao Zhang Xunjian Che Zhongnong Zhang Qian Li Benan Cai Kexin Liu |
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| description | Ammonia is a hydrogen carrier that emits no carbon and benefits from a well-established infrastructure for production, storage, and transport, making it an increasingly favored clean fuel. This paper introduces the first exploration and analysis of a Direct Ammonia fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Gas Turbine system with a Dual-Loop Organic Rankine Cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC). We performed a multi-objective optimization for this system, with emphasis on enhancing both efficiency and economic feasibility. Under optimized conditions, the system achieves an exergy efficiency of 60.45 %, which is 10.64 % higher than that of a methane-fueled system. We analyze factors affecting system performance, including fuel flow rate, air flow rate, and fuel utilization rate. The results demonstrate that elevated temperature and pressure at the SOFC inlet improve system performance. The maximum exergy destruction is observed in the SOFC, heat exchangers, and gas turbine. Adding more cells improves system performance but also increases overall costs, with the minimum production cost per electrical unit achieved at 45,000 cells. The economic efficiency is marginally affected by air flow rate, yet considerably by fuel flow rate. For minor fluctuations in power demand, it is recommended to adjust the air flow rate to maintain high economic efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-68edb61b80764ff28f2f86899fd041352025-02-02T05:27:12ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2025-02-0166105699A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysisWeihua Cai0Hao Zhang1Xunjian Che2Zhongnong Zhang3Qian Li4Benan Cai5Kexin Liu6Laboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, China; School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, ChinaLaboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, ChinaLaboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, ChinaLaboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, ChinaLaboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, ChinaLaboratory of Thermo-fluid Science and Nuclear Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, ChinaSchool of Engineering Training Center, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, 132012, China; Corresponding author.Ammonia is a hydrogen carrier that emits no carbon and benefits from a well-established infrastructure for production, storage, and transport, making it an increasingly favored clean fuel. This paper introduces the first exploration and analysis of a Direct Ammonia fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Gas Turbine system with a Dual-Loop Organic Rankine Cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC). We performed a multi-objective optimization for this system, with emphasis on enhancing both efficiency and economic feasibility. Under optimized conditions, the system achieves an exergy efficiency of 60.45 %, which is 10.64 % higher than that of a methane-fueled system. We analyze factors affecting system performance, including fuel flow rate, air flow rate, and fuel utilization rate. The results demonstrate that elevated temperature and pressure at the SOFC inlet improve system performance. The maximum exergy destruction is observed in the SOFC, heat exchangers, and gas turbine. Adding more cells improves system performance but also increases overall costs, with the minimum production cost per electrical unit achieved at 45,000 cells. The economic efficiency is marginally affected by air flow rate, yet considerably by fuel flow rate. For minor fluctuations in power demand, it is recommended to adjust the air flow rate to maintain high economic efficiency.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24017301Direct ammoniaSolid oxide fuel cellMulti objective optimization |
| spellingShingle | Weihua Cai Hao Zhang Xunjian Che Zhongnong Zhang Qian Li Benan Cai Kexin Liu A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Direct ammonia Solid oxide fuel cell Multi objective optimization |
| title | A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis |
| title_full | A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis |
| title_fullStr | A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis |
| title_short | A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and performance analysis |
| title_sort | novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine and dual loop organic rankine cycle da sofc gt orc multi objective optimization and performance analysis |
| topic | Direct ammonia Solid oxide fuel cell Multi objective optimization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24017301 |
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