Diffusion and chemical reaction in the porous structures of solid oxide fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 312-321

  Haberman, B A ^a   Young, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CPIM; Fuel cell simulations; Porous media; SOFC

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CONVECTIVE-DIFFUSIVE FLOWS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; FUEL CELL SIMULATIONS; POROUS STRUCTURES;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33748994822     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2211637     Document Type: Article

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