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Gas Turbine SOFC Cycle
A combined gas turbine and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cycle is schematically shown. The fuel is hydrogen, and air is used as an oxidizer. Both the air and hydrogen are supplied to the system at 298 K and 1 bar and compressed through individual compressors up to 6 bar. In practice, only a fraction of the fuel is consumed within the fuel cell, so the fuel utilization factor is Uf = 0.8. The unused portion of the fuel is burned in a downstream combustor. The SOFC stack consists of 100 cells each with a surface area of 840 cm^2. The operating voltage, current density, and temperature of the SOFC are 0.68 V, 300m A/cm^2, and 1023 K, respectively. The DC-AC inverter efficiency is 0.96. The isentropic efficiencies of the gas turbine and compressors are 0.90 and 0.83, respectively. The AC generator efficiency is 0.98. All components operate adiabatically. Neglect any pressure or temperature drop between the adjacent components. Determine the net power production and the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
Compressors
SOFC
Combustor
Gas Turbine
Net Power Production and Thermal Efficiency
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