DEMEC - Departamento do Curso de Engenharia Mecânica
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Item Analysis of a hybrid molten carbonate fuel cell and gas turbine cycle.(2020) Leal, Elisângela Martins; Silva, Barbara Emanuelle Sanches; Leal Júnior, Amauri MenezesBackground: Hybrid systems with fuel cells and thermal engines are studied with promising results. Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC) show many advantages compatible with the current demands for energy production in a sustainable competitive way. Materials and Methods: This paper focuses on the computational investigation of an indirect internal reforming MCFC coupled to a gas turbine (GT) system. The technical analysis comprises of energy analysis of the hybrid cycle, using the Gibbs function minimization technique for the methane steam reforming process. The assessment is performed to determine the influence of the hybrid cycle operating temperature and pressure, steam-to-carbon ratio, and fuel and oxidant usage in the fuel cell. Results: Results show that the increase in temperature and in operating pressure of the fuel cell and the fuel reform rate improves the hybrid system performance. Variation in the utilization factor, however, did not determine an expressive increase in system efficiency. For the same fuel mass flow rate, it is possible to see that the variation in the operating temperature of the fuel cell resulted in an increase in the total power of the hybrid system when compared to the results of the pressure increase. The increase in temperature resulted in a maximum increase of 12% in delivered power and corresponding to about 7% system efficiency increase. Instead, an increase in pressure of about 4% corresponding to an increase of about 2% system efficiency. Conclusion: Although an increase in the fuel cell's power density was observed for the same mass flow rate in the system, the pressure negatively influenced the total delivered power by the fuel cell.Item Development of a low-cost instrumentation system applied to an electrolytic cell.(2020) Reis, Gemírson de Paula dos; Matos, Saulo Neves; Rêgo Segundo, Alan Kardek; Leal, Elisângela Martins; Figueiredo, Robson LageHumanity’s growing long-term energy demand will be the opportunity for new energy generation sources. In this scenario, the use of hydrogen as an energy source has become an interesting alternative to energy production, as the use of fossil fuels can lead to harmful consequences, such as the emission of greenhouse gases. This paper presents the development of a low-cost instrumentation system for monitoring the temperature, current, voltage, and gas flow rate of a dry electrolytic cell. Through the electrolysis process, the cell generates a hydrogen-rich gas which is used as an additive in an internal combustion engine to reduce pollutant gas emissions and primary fuel consumption. The measured variables are presented as a function of the time to analyze the behavior of the electrolyzer. The main advance reported in this work is related to the use of a low-cost sensor for a hydrogen-rich gas flow measurement, in which calibration was performed indirectly using a rotameter as a reference. The calibration curve adjusted to the experimental data by linear regression presented a coefficient of determination of 0.9957. Thus, the use of the low-cost sensor is a feasible alternative for measuring the electrolysis gas generated by the cell.Item Study of the project parameters influence in the performance of solar collectors.(2019) Mapa, Lidianne de Paula Pinto; Mendes, Bárbara de Morais; Bortolaia, Luis Antônio; Leal, Elisângela MartinsThis paper aims to observe the influence of design parameters on the performance of plane solar collectors. From the energy balance of the plane solar collector, the mathematical model was implemented varying the following design parameters: (i) Thickness of the absorber plate; (ii) Distance between the absorber and the cover; (iii) Edge insulation thickness; (iv) Absorber emittance; (v) Conductivity of the absorber; (vi) Convective heat transfer coefficient inside the tubes; (vii) Distance between tubes; (viii) Wind velocity; (ix) Solar radiation incident; and (x) Back insulation thickness. These parameters were altered observing the influence on the optical efficiency; the coefficient of energy loss; the instantaneous efficiency; and the useful energy gain. From the results, it is possible to see that the parameters that most influence the performance of the solar collector are the distance between the absorber and the cover, the absorber emittance, the thermal conductivity of the absorber, the distance between tubes, wind speed and solar radiation incident.Item Technical analysis of a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine cycle.(2019) Leal, Elisângela Martins; Bortolaia, Luis Antônio; Leal Júnior, Amauri MenezesThe relatively high operating temperature of the solid oxide fuel cell allows for a highly efficient conversion to power, internal reforming, and high-quality by-product heat for cogeneration or a bottoming cycle. Besides, high-temperature fuel cells offer a good opportunity for coupling to a gas turbine. Fuel cell systems have demonstrated minimal air pollutant emissions and low greenhouse gas emissions. This paper focuses on the investigation and technical analysis of a direct internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell (DIR-SOFC) and a gas turbine (GT) system. The technical analysis comprises of an energy and exergy analysis of the hybrid cycle, using the Gibbs function minimization technique for the methane steam reforming process. The assessment is performed to determine the influence of the hybrid cycle operating temperature and pressure, steam-to-carbon ratio and fuel and oxidant usage in the fuel cell. Equilibrium calculations are made to find the ranges of inlet steam-to-carbon ratio and the operating current density of the fuel cell. After that, a hybrid system consists of a DIR-SOFC and a GT is evaluated using computer simulation. The results showed that the fuel cell is the main power producer system at the design point. The high-energy efficiency (around 62%) and exergy efficiency (around 58%) are achieved by the hybrid cycle compared to fuel cell efficiency (about 40%) and the GT (around 38%). The power ratio (SOFC/GT) found was 1.50. An analysis varying the fuel cell current density and the GT pressure ratio was performed showing that the fuel cell power production decreases about 7% with increasing current density when the GT becomes the main power-producing equipment. However, the system energy efficiency decreases with the reduction of power produced by the fuel cell.Item Analysis of the energy efficiency of diesel oil consumption in the Brazilian Iron Ore Mining Company.(2018) Fernandes, Eunírio Zanetti; Leal, Elisângela Martins; Figueiredo, Robson Lage; Reis, Gemírson de Paula dosThis paper aims to evaluate the diesel oil consumption between 2008 and 2015 in the production of iron ore in Brazil, creating correlations between energy intensity (production), economy and checking the impact of fuel prices on the commodity. During the analyzed period, the years 2008-2009 indicated economic crises, which interfered in the price and the commercialization of iron ore products. The physical intensity was 0.2% higher than the economic intensity. In the period from 2010 to 2014, economic activity remained more stable, with a decreasing trend, mainly due to the increase of iron ore prices. The physical intensity is much higher than the economic intensity influenced by the expansion of the Chinese economy. The year of 2014 indicated the end of the high iron ore price cycle and the beginning of supply and demand stabilization with consequent reduction in prices. In 2015, the market entered the stabilization phase, with a continuous reduction in unit production costs and transportation logistics. There was an abrupt change due to the strong increase of the economic intensity due to the fall of the international prices of iron ore. The diesel oil consumption plays a vital role in the scenario of cost reduction in iron ore production and a deeper analysis must be done in order to discover some options to change the energy matrix.