Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel

[Objective] For the oxygen ion conductive solid fuel cell fueled by hydrogen, the paper proposed a SOFC-"GT+ST" system with the cathode and anode of the fuel cell entering the gas turbine and steam turbine respectively, and analyzed the impact of different parameters on system efficiency,...

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Main Authors: Yunrui CHENG, Puyan ZHENG, Haisen YANG, Xia CHENG, Jiagang SONG, Huajian LI
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Published: Energy Observer Magazine Co., Ltd. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2024-044
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Puyan ZHENG
Haisen YANG
Xia CHENG
Jiagang SONG
Huajian LI
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Xia CHENG
Jiagang SONG
Huajian LI
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description [Objective] For the oxygen ion conductive solid fuel cell fueled by hydrogen, the paper proposed a SOFC-"GT+ST" system with the cathode and anode of the fuel cell entering the gas turbine and steam turbine respectively, and analyzed the impact of different parameters on system efficiency, providing reference opinions for hydrogen fuel cell and turbine coupling systems. [Method] A system model was established using the software Ebsilon. The model was compared with the SOFC-GT system under the given parameters. Additionally, the study investigated the effects of fuel utilization, compressor pressure ratio, air flow and SOFC inlet working fluid temperature on the total power generation efficiency of SOFC-"GT+ST" system. [Result] The results show that compared with the SOFC-GT system, the total power generation of the SOFC-"GT+ST" system increases to 73.3 MW, representing a 5.74% improvement over the original system, with a power generation efficiency of 60.13%. The fuel utilization of the fuel cell, the compressor pressure ratio, the cell inlet temperature and the air flow rate all affect the system's total power generation efficiency. Among these factors, there is an optimal value for fuel utilization and a reasonable range for the air flow rate. Additionally, higher cell inlet temperature and compressor pressure ratio lead to higher power generation efficiency of the system. [Conclusion] Under the structure and parameters defined in this study, the optimal value of fuel utilization of fuel cell is 0.85, and the air flow value should be between 35 and 39 kg/s. The improved system can effectively enhance the total power generation efficiency of SOFC and turbine combined power generation system. The results of this study provide a reference for the selection of system parameters.
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spelling doaj-art-ee9720947f784e92b58c022889e0d1a82025-08-20T03:21:27ZengEnergy Observer Magazine Co., Ltd.南方能源建设2095-86762025-05-0112312413210.16516/j.ceec.2024-0442024-044Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen FuelYunrui CHENG0Puyan ZHENG1Haisen YANG2Xia CHENG3Jiagang SONG4Huajian LI5China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, ChinaCollege of Energy and Power Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200000, ChinaChina Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, ChinaChina Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, ChinaChina Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, ChinaChina Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, China[Objective] For the oxygen ion conductive solid fuel cell fueled by hydrogen, the paper proposed a SOFC-"GT+ST" system with the cathode and anode of the fuel cell entering the gas turbine and steam turbine respectively, and analyzed the impact of different parameters on system efficiency, providing reference opinions for hydrogen fuel cell and turbine coupling systems. [Method] A system model was established using the software Ebsilon. The model was compared with the SOFC-GT system under the given parameters. Additionally, the study investigated the effects of fuel utilization, compressor pressure ratio, air flow and SOFC inlet working fluid temperature on the total power generation efficiency of SOFC-"GT+ST" system. [Result] The results show that compared with the SOFC-GT system, the total power generation of the SOFC-"GT+ST" system increases to 73.3 MW, representing a 5.74% improvement over the original system, with a power generation efficiency of 60.13%. The fuel utilization of the fuel cell, the compressor pressure ratio, the cell inlet temperature and the air flow rate all affect the system's total power generation efficiency. Among these factors, there is an optimal value for fuel utilization and a reasonable range for the air flow rate. Additionally, higher cell inlet temperature and compressor pressure ratio lead to higher power generation efficiency of the system. [Conclusion] Under the structure and parameters defined in this study, the optimal value of fuel utilization of fuel cell is 0.85, and the air flow value should be between 35 and 39 kg/s. The improved system can effectively enhance the total power generation efficiency of SOFC and turbine combined power generation system. The results of this study provide a reference for the selection of system parameters.https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2024-044hydrogen fuel cellssofc-"gt+st"sofc-gtsystem modelingtotal power generation efficiencysystem parameters
spellingShingle Yunrui CHENG
Puyan ZHENG
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Xia CHENG
Jiagang SONG
Huajian LI
Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
南方能源建设
hydrogen fuel cells
sofc-"gt+st"
sofc-gt
system modeling
total power generation efficiency
system parameters
title Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
title_full Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
title_fullStr Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
title_full_unstemmed Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
title_short Design and Performance Study of SOFC-"GT+ST" System Based on Hydrogen Fuel
title_sort design and performance study of sofc gt st system based on hydrogen fuel
topic hydrogen fuel cells
sofc-"gt+st"
sofc-gt
system modeling
total power generation efficiency
system parameters
url https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2024-044
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