Numerical study on the thermal characteristics in a tubular solid oxide fuel cell with indirect internal reformer

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 805-814

  Zhang, Xiongwen ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Li, Guojun ^a   Feng, Zhenping ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Thermal characteristics; Tubular solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRICT HEATING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENTHALPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR FLOWS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FUEL-FLOW; MOLAR FRACTION (M.F.); NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SIEMENS (C0); SIMULATION RESULTS; SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC); THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; WESTINGHOUSE (CO);

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 58549092973     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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