Computational fluid dynamics model of a planar solid-oxide electrolysis cell for hydrogen production from nuclear energy

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-144

  Hawkes, Grant L ^a   O'Brien, James E ^a   Stoots, Carl M ^a   Herring, J Stephen ^a   Shahnam, Mehrdad ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Electrolysis; SOFC

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS; SOLID-OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELL;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 34249003044     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT07-A3831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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