Process analysis of 1 MW MCFC plant

Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) have received a great deal of attention in recent years and are now at a pre-commercial stage.In this work, referring to the simulation experience of the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Genoa (DIAM), the process analysis of a reference 500 kW MCFC plant will be presented.The new philosophy of distributed energy supply for the production and the distribution of electrical energy focuses its attention on plants with a power size in the range of 1–10 MW. For this reason the simulation of a 1 MW MCFC system will be considered, both on the basis of a 500 kW plant scheme, and taking into account some modifications for improving its performance, and the results of the simulation will be discussed.