A three-dimensional numerical model of a single-chamber solid oxide fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 8645-8663

  Akhtar, Naveed ^a   Decent, Stephen P ^a   Loghin, Daniel ^a   Kendall, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COMSOL Multiphysics; Fuel oxidant mixture; Numerical model; Single chamber; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS; COUPLED EFFECT; DILUTED HYDROGEN; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FLOW DIRECTION; FLUID FLOW; GAS DIFFUSION; GASEOUS MIXTURE; HYDROGEN OXIDATION; MASS TRANSPORT; MULTI-PHYSICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION; POROUS ELECTRODES; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; SINGLE-CHAMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXIDANTS; OXYGEN; PILE FOUNDATIONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 70349439004     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.113     Document Type: Article

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