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Technical design and thermo-economic analysis of the power, heat and hydrogen generating system using gasifier and digester with performance optimization for comparison

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There are many ways to reach sustainability in energy generation systems, including converting. The accurate level of integration along with optimization are all the more reasons to reach this goal of reducing environmental impact and cost alongside increasing the effectiveness. In this research, the heating value of the biomass is increased using two different methods of increasing the heating value: the digestion and gasification process. After that, the fuel is used in a highly effective cycle to generate not only power from the waste heat of the turbine but also the hydrogen from a thermochemical process. The system is analyzed from thermodynamic and economic signposts and the parametric study to define the correct objectives for the optimization. Results indicate that digestion has higher efficiency and lower cost while possessing higher emission at the best operation point. Moreover, the results show that 18.9% lower economic evaluation is reached for gasifier-fueled scheme rather than digester-fueled scheme. Also, the effectiveness of gasifier-fueled scheme is 11.3% lower than digester-fueled scheme.

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Abbreviations

A:

Surface area (m2)

\(\dot{E}\) :

Exergy (kW)

F:

Faraday constant

i r :

Interest rate (%)

j :

Current density (A m−2)

h :

Entropy (kJ kg−1)

\(\dot{Q}\) :

Thermal energy (kW)

n :

Economic life (year)

T :

Temperature (°C)

r p :

Pressure ratio

\(\dot{W}\) :

Power (kW)

w :

Moisture content

V:

Voltage (Volt)

AD:

Anaerobic digestion

APH:

Air preheater

a :

Actual process

a :

Anode

act:

Activation

c :

Cathode, cell

C:

Compressor

ch:

Chemical

is:

Isentropic

OM:

Operation & maintenance

ph:

Physical

P:

Pump

T:

Trubine

\(\eta_{{{\text{is}}}}\) :

Isentropic efficiency

\(\eta_{{{\text{ex}}}}\) :

Exergy efficiency

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Mirzaei, F.R., Ranjbar, S.F. Technical design and thermo-economic analysis of the power, heat and hydrogen generating system using gasifier and digester with performance optimization for comparison. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 8159–8173 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11597-w

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