Thermodynamics of SOFC efficiency and fuel utilization as functions of fuel mixtures and operating conditions

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 957-964

  Zhu, Huayang ^a   Kee, Robert J ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel utilization; Fuel cell efficiency; SOFC; Thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FUEL UTILIZATION; FUEL-CELL EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33750934733     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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