In the present study, the operating conditions of an anode-supported high temperature direct internal reforming (DIR) planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) are numerically analyzed. SOFCs are the energy conversion devices that produce electricity and heat directly from a gaseous fuel by the electrochemical combination of that fuel with an oxidant. A planar SOFC consists of an interconnect structu...

The proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is being investigated as an alternate power source for various applications like transportation and emergency power supplies. The paper presents a novel circuit model for a PEM fuel cell that can be used to design and analyze fuel cell power systems. The PSPICE-based model uses bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and LC elements available in the PSPI...

This work presents a new method for controlling fuel and air fed boiler of thermal power plant using Fuzzy logic. The control strategy is based on supervisor level using Fuzzy logic that is required to determine automatically the optimal process set points of regulations level. Besides, this paper describes thermal power plant simulator developed by Matlab-Simulink. Key-Words: Thermal power pla...

A portable proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell operates at room temperature, has an energy density which is 4 to 6 times larger than that of a Li-ion battery, and thus is a promising next generation power source for power-hungry portable devices. However, in spite of the high energy density, fuel cells have limited power capacity and cannot respond to sudden changes in the load. Thus, a sy...

Unpublished AIChE will not be responsible for statements or opinions contained in papers or printed in its publications 1 Abstract The design and optimization of fuel cells in hybrid power systems is a complex problem involving integration of various components. At conceptual level, fuel cell power system consists of four components: (1) fuel processor, (2) fuel Power system, (3) power conditio...

India has entered in the field of spent fuel reprocessing as early as sixties by way of R&D studies and finalising the process flow sheet. India's first spent fuel reprocessing plant was commissioned in the year 1965 at Trombay to reprocess spent fuel arising from research reactors. The recovered plutonium is being utilised to feed various programmes of the department. With the passage of time,...

this work presents a simulation approach to the design and economic evaluation of fuel oil hydrotreating processes for control of so2 and nox emission in an iranian steam power plant. minimum amount of required fuel oil desulphurization was calculated from the limit of so2 emissions of power plants in two different scenarios based on (i) european and (ii) iranian so2 emission standards. based o...

Enzymatic fuel cells produce electrical power by oxidation of renewable energy sources. An enzymatic glucose biofuel cell uses glucose as fuel and enzymes as biocatalyst, to convert biochemical energy into electrical energy. The applications which need low electrical voltages and low currents have much of the interest in developing enzymatic fuel cells. An analytical modelling of an enzymatic f...

1.1 Background Thanks to the breakthroughs in microfabrication technologies, numerous concepts of microsystems including micro aerial vehicles, microbots, and nanosatellites have been proposed. Contrary to ordinary electronic devices, these microsystems perform mechanical work and require the extended operation. As their functions are getting complex and advanced, their energy consumption is al...