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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Paul J. Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Timothy Andrew Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Frank Hershkowitz, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for incorporating molten carbonate fuel cells into a heat recovery steam generation system (HRSG) for production of electrical power while also reducing or minimizing the amount of COpresent in the flue gas exiting the HRSG. An optionally multi-layer screen or wall of molten carbonate fuel cells can be inserted into the HRSG so that the screen of molten carbonate fuel cells substantially fills the cross-sectional area. By using the walls of the HRSG and the screen of molten carbonate fuel cells to form a cathode input manifold, the overall amount of duct or flow passages associated with the MCFCs can be reduced.