Thermo-Economic and Environmental Analysis of a SOFC-Based Novel Power Generation System Formed with Gas Turbine and Modified Organic Flash Rankine Cycle
摘要
This work uses the three modern power generation technologies simultaneously in a single power generation system. Present work developed a hybrid power plant consisting of modified organic flash cycle (MOFC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and gas turbine (GT) simultaneously. Using computational methods through engineering equation solver software, the energetic, exergetic, economic, and environmental aspects of the proposed hybrid power plant’s performance were assessed. Furthermore, a parametric study of the suggested hybrid power plant has been performed. It was observed that the suggested hybrid plant (SOFC-GT-MOFC) outperformed the conventional SOFC-GT system in terms of exergy efficiency, energy efficiency, and net power output by 18.81%. On the other hand, CO2 emissions per MWh of power output reduced by 15.81%. Nonetheless, the hybrid plant’s overall cost rate increased by 12.16%. A parametric analysis revealed that the SOFC parameters had a major effect on the performance of the suggested plant.