Thermo-economic analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell fuelled with methanol and methane

Exergy and Energy Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Fuelled Using Methanol Propane, and Butane

“…Thermolib is developed for modelling and simulation of thermodynamic systems. A detailed description on using Thermolib to model the selected configuration is given by [1]. The parameters are set to reach a power productivity of 200KW for each of the configurations.…”

“…The configuration proposed by [1] was augmented by the SOFC-DEMO configuration of Thermolib software from which improved configurations for Methanol, Propane, and Butane fuel were derived.…”

“…It has also led to the increase in demand for energy [1]. World stocks of fossil fuels continue to fall, as it is the main source of energy, leading to shortfalls in supply and creating serious environmental degradation as they introduce foreign materials in the atmosphere.…”

“…The simulated results show that significant issues in thermal management may arise from the use of different fuels in the same integrated fuel cell reformer system. Another study by [1] on the Thermo-economic performance of PEMFC shows that methane-fueled configuration requires less amount of energy compared to methanol configuration. The result of the analysis of the exergy of both configurations revealed greater exergy efficiency around important equipment such as pump and compressor.…”

“…According to [5,6], among several possible fuels, fuel cells (FCS) were recognized as one of the best, and the potential of clean energy technologies to meet all the constraints of energy supply, the economic development and environmental sustainability. According to [1], fuel cells (FCs) are energy device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy and heat by reduction and oxidation reaction on the anode and the cathode of the cell using hydrogen or hydrogen-rich fuel and oxygen from the air. Merging both the benefits of internal combustion engines in their continuous operation and simplicity of use, and highly efficient and lownoise operation of batteries, fuel cells thus seems to be the perfect energy-alternative.…”