TY - JOUR
T1 - Design and thermodynamic analysis of a hybrid power plant using torrefied biomass and coal blends
AU - Kuo, Po Chih
AU - Wu, Wei
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China for its partial financial support of this research under grant MOST 104-2221-E-006-239 .
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - This study developed a clean hybrid power plant using a combination of integrated torrefied biomass co-gasification (TBCG), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and calcium looping (CaL) CO2 capture. Based on pre-SOFC (Design I) and post-SOFC (Design II) configurations, thermodynamic analysis is adopted to examine the performance of hybrid power generation plants. The carbon boundary points (CBPs) for different torrefied biomass blending ratios (TBBRs) are found using specific optimization algorithms to maximize the syngas yield. From the viewpoint of energy utilization, the simulation results show that Design I is superior to Design II. However, the CO2 emissions of Design II are lower than those of Design I by 94.19%, although it has an accompanying energy penalty of 4.17%. Due to its use of the internal heat recovery approach, the energy penalty of Design II falls to 1.09%. As a whole, Design II with the heat integration design is recommended for use in hybrid power plants.
AB - This study developed a clean hybrid power plant using a combination of integrated torrefied biomass co-gasification (TBCG), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and calcium looping (CaL) CO2 capture. Based on pre-SOFC (Design I) and post-SOFC (Design II) configurations, thermodynamic analysis is adopted to examine the performance of hybrid power generation plants. The carbon boundary points (CBPs) for different torrefied biomass blending ratios (TBBRs) are found using specific optimization algorithms to maximize the syngas yield. From the viewpoint of energy utilization, the simulation results show that Design I is superior to Design II. However, the CO2 emissions of Design II are lower than those of Design I by 94.19%, although it has an accompanying energy penalty of 4.17%. Due to its use of the internal heat recovery approach, the energy penalty of Design II falls to 1.09%. As a whole, Design II with the heat integration design is recommended for use in hybrid power plants.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.12.021
DO - 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.12.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952837638
VL - 111
SP - 15
EP - 26
JO - Energy Conversion and Management
JF - Energy Conversion and Management
SN - 0196-8904
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