Theoretical Analysis for Improving the Efficiency of HT-PEMFC through Unreacted Hydrogen Circulation
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To increase the efficiency of a fuel processor and HT-PEMFC (high temperature-proton exchange membrane fuel cell) combined system, it is essential to improve the efficiency of the fuel processor. In this research, the fuel processor was simulated by the Aspen Hysys((R)) simulator, and the effect of the various operating conditions on the total efficiency was investigated. The thermal efficiency of the fuel processor increased as the temperature and S/C (steam-to-carbon) ratio increased, and the efficiency was higher at an S/C ratio of 3 than at an S/C of 4 with a reformer temperature of 700 C-circle and higher. Under the selected operating conditions of the fuel processor, the recycling of unreacted hydrogen from the anode off-gas (AOG) of the HT-PEMFC improved the overall efficiency of the combined fuel processor and HT-PEMFC by a factor of 1.28. The operating conditions where the AOG supplied more heat than was required for fuel processor operation were excluded. The high-efficiency operating conditions of the fuel cell system were proposed with the target of 5 kW of output as the capacity of the household HT-PEMFC.

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fuel processorsteam reformerresidential HT-PEMFCfuel cellwater-gas shift reactorFUEL-CELL SYSTEMHIGH-TEMPERATURESTEAM REFORMERTHERMODYNAMIC ANALYSISPERFORMANCE EVALUATIONPOWER-GENERATIONNATURAL-GASOPTIMIZATIONDESIGNHEAT
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Theoretical Analysis for Improving the Efficiency of HT-PEMFC through Unreacted Hydrogen Circulation
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Park, SanghyounLee, Sangyong
DOI
10.3390/app13169292
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2023-08
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