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The effects of fuel type and cathode off-gas recirculation on combined heat and power generation of marine SOFC systems

Journal Article (2023)
Authors

B.N. van Veldhuizen (TU Delft - Ship Design, Production and Operations)

Linder van Biert (TU Delft - Ship Design, Production and Operations)

A. Amladi (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

T. Woudstra (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

K Visser (TU Delft - Ship Design, Production and Operations)

P. V. Aravind (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations
Copyright
© 2023 B.N. van Veldhuizen, L. van Biert, A. Amladi, T. Woudstra, K. Visser, P.V. Aravind
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116498
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Publication Year
2023
Language
English
Copyright
© 2023 B.N. van Veldhuizen, L. van Biert, A. Amladi, T. Woudstra, K. Visser, P.V. Aravind
Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations
Volume number
276
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116498
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Abstract

An increasing demand in the marine industry to reduce emissions led to investigations into more efficient power conversion using fuels with sustainable production pathways. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are under consideration for long-range shipping, because of its high efficiency, low pollutant emissions, and fuel flexibility. SOFC systems also have great potential to cater for the heat demand in ships, but the heat integration is not often considered when assessing its feasibility. This study evaluates the electrical and heat efficiency of a 100 kW SOFC system for marine applications fuelled with methane, methanol, diesel, ammonia, or hydrogen. In addition, cathode off-gas recirculation (COGR) is investigated to tackle low oxygen utilisation and thus improve heat regeneration. The software Cycle Tempo is used to simulate the power plant, which uses a 1D model for the SOFCs. At nominal conditions, the highest net electrical efficiency (LHV) was found for methane (58.1%), followed by diesel (57.6%), and ammonia (55.1%). The highest heat efficiency was found for ammonia (27.4%), followed by hydrogen (25.6%). COGR resulted in similar electrical efficiencies, but increased the heat efficiency by 11.9% to 105.0% for the different fuels. The model was verified with a sensitivity analysis and validated by comparison with similar studies. It is concluded that COGR is a promising method to increase the heat efficiency of marine SOFC systems.