A numerical study of cell-to-cell variations in a SOFC stack

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 76-87

  Burt, A C ^a   Celik, I B ^a   Gemmen, R S ^b   Smirnov, A V ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell modeling; Solid oxide fuel cell; Stack modeling; Variation in cell to cell performance

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PRANDTL NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CELL-TO-CELL VARIATIONS; FUEL CELL MODELING; STACK MODELING;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0742302992     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.08.034     Document Type: Article

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