Novel and optimal integration of SOFC-ICGT hybrid cycle: Energy analysis and entropy generation minimization

Integrating fuel cells with conventional gas turbine based power plant yields higher efficiency, especially solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with gas turbine (GT). SOFCs are energy efficient devices, performance of which are not limited to Carnot efficiency and considered as most promising candidate for thermal integration with Brayton cycle. In this paper, a novel and optimal thermal integration of SOFC with intercooled-recuperated gas turbine has...