A computational fluid dynamics model of a solid oxide fuel cell

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-167

  Sudaprasert, K ^a   Travis, R P ^a   Martinez Botas, R F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Conjugate heat transfer; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; SUBROUTINES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) CODES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; VELOCITY PROFILES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 17244364179     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765005X7583     Document Type: Article

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