Publications by Francesca Palazzi

Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) costs and performances estimation for multi-period operation

François Maréchal, Francesca Palazzi, Raffaele Bolliger

This paper addresses the problem of modeling and estimating the cost of the heat exchanger network (HEN) in multi-period operation using pinch technique concepts. The developed method improves the vertical heat exchanges technique originally proposed by Ah ...

Elsevier2008

Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) costs and performances estimation for multi-period operation

François Maréchal, Francesca Palazzi, Raffaele Bolliger

This paper addresses the problem of modeling and estimating the cost of the heat exchanger network (HEN) in multi-period operation using pinch technique concepts. The developed method improves the vertical heat exchanges technique originally proposed by Ah ...

2008

Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System

François Maréchal, Daniel Favrat, Jan Van Herle, Nordahl Autissier, Francesca Palazzi

Large scale power production benefits from the high efficiency of gas-steam combined cycles. In the lower power range, fuel cells are a good candidate to combine with gas turbines. Such systems can achieve efficiencies exceeding 60%. High temperature Solid ...

2007

Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System

François Maréchal, Daniel Favrat, Jan Van Herle, Nordahl Autissier, Francesca Palazzi

Background: The electricity production market benefits from combined cycles with their high efficiency. In the lower power range, Fuel Cells are a good candidate to combine with gas turbines. Such systems can achieve efficiencies of 60% and more. High tem ...

2005

A Methodology for Thermo-Economic Modeling and Optimization of SOFC Systems

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Nordahl Autissier, Francesca Palazzi

Fuel cell systems integrate the fuel cell technology with fuel processing and post processing. A thermo-economic optimization method has been developed to systematically generate the most attractive configurations of the integrated system. In the developed ...

2005