Development of Diesel Fuel Processor and Optimisation of the Thermal Circuit of a Power Plant Based on SOFC with a Power of 1 kW
V. A. SHILOV1,2, D. I. POTEMKIN1,2, M. A. BURMATOVA1,2, P. V. SNYTNIKOV1
1Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: autothermal reforming, diesel fuel, synthesis gas, SOFC, structured catalyst
Abstract
A fuel processor for autothermal reforming of diesel fuel into synthesis gas is developed and tested. The developed reactor is demonstrated to possess a fast start-up and high efficiency. During the tests, complete conversion of diesel fuel and the composition of reaction products close to equilibrium values were achieved. The thermal circuit of a power plant based on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with the electrical power of 1 kW was optimized. The results obtained are the basis for the further development of a real prototype of a power plant based on planar SOFC with an integrated diesel fuel processor, opening up the prospects in the area of making low-power electrochemical generators.
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