An easy-to-approach and comprehensive model for planar type SOFCs

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6393-6406

  Li, P W ^a   Kotwal, A ^a   Sepulveda, J L ^b   Loutfy, R O ^b   Chang, S ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b MER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled processes; Heat mass transfer analogy; Mathematical model; Optimization; SOFC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION POLARIZATION; ANODE CURRENTS; CATHODE CURRENT COLLECTORS; CELL OPERATING TEMPERATURE; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; COUPLED PROCESSES; CURRENT CONDUCTION; CURRENT PERFORMANCE; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DUCT FLOW; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; FLOW CHANNELS; FUEL CELL COMPONENTS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; HEAT/MASS TRANSFER ANALOGY; ION CONDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER MODELS; OHMIC LOSS; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SOFC; SPECIES CONCENTRATION;

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; NICKEL OXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 67650717253     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.127     Document Type: Article

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