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Energy Conversion Industry
Improvement of dynamic behavior of the evaporation process within a MCFC-humidifier
Dr. Ir. Jean-Paul JanssensHannover, April 2017Hall 27, Stand D52
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Alkaline FC
Phosphor acid FC
Proton Exchange FCH2
H2O
O2
H2H2O
H2O
O2OH-
H+
AFC: Ambient temperature
PAFC: 180 °C – 220 °C
PEM: 30 °C – 80 °C
Types of Fuel Cells
Carbonate FC
Ceramic FC
CO2
H2+CO
H2+CO
H2O+CO2
O2
O2
CO3--
O--
MCFC: 650 °C
SOFC: 800-1000 °C
e-
H2O+CO2
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BOSAL ECI Humidifier• Humidifier designed to deliver a
super heated NG/H2O mixture to the MCFC fuel cell.
• Modular build up with 7 cassettes each containing 6 modules of the BOSAL heat exchanger module.
• Humidifier module is designed, tested and build by BOSAL, according customer requirements.
• Testing performed at the customer test-rig.
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Rankine cycle Evaporator components
forWaste Heat Recovery
of ICE
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Design characteristics• Low backpressure exhaust side
• Effective heat transfer
• Modular based
• High pressure operation
• Capable of running dry
• Built-in phase separation
• Robust, compact
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Sizing and design
Zero-D One-D CFD
Performance Dynamics Uniformity
NON-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH
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Validation & Testing Capabilities• H2O based
performance test
• Extreme stable set-upwith and without expander
• ORC-performance projection with non-dimensional approach
• Component validation• Thermal LCF & NVH
• Dynamic behavior
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Certification
• Certification for 60 bars 600°C
- European PEDPressure Equipment Directive
- AD2000German Legislation
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USP’s• Modular and scalable design
• Flexible integration (in muffler): exhaust systems design is core competence of BOSAL
• Designed for robustness, endurance and misuse (able to run dry in hot exhaust)
• EU Pressure Equipment Directive & AD2000 certified design and manufacturing
• Accumulated operating hours, without failures
• Sizing capabilities for water and organic fluids
• Simulation models for system development, integration analysis & controls
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BOSAL ECI Production Tube Heat Exchangers
• Steam engine evaporator production– BNLV Core production – BNLV Final Assembly
• Capacity– 10000 cells per year
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Example: Exhaust systems tuningfre
quen
cy [H
z]
20 Log10 (|qeff|/2e-5)[dB]
X position [m]
Standing waves - 20 Log10 (|qeff|/2e-5) At tailpipe
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Conclusions
• MCFC Humidifier– Performance
− Effectiveness OK− Pressure drop OK− Stability (within +/- 1°C over 30 minutes (i.s.o. 70°C))
– Endurance− Fulfills trip condition requirements
• Other Hot Balance of Plant components (Hot-BoP) with similar characteristics