Impact of the temperature profile on thermal stress in a tubular solid oxide fuel cell

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0110171-0110179

  Fischer, Katharina ^a   Seume, Joerg R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Simulation; SOFC; Temperature profile; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COMPONENT; CRACK FORMATION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT; HALF-REACTIONS; HEAT SOURCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH THERMAL; MECHANICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANE REFORMING; MODEL ACCURACY; MODEL-BASED PREDICTION; OPERATING CONDITION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; RADIAL DIRECTION; RISK OF FAILURE; SIMULATION; SIMULATION TOOL; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE LEVEL; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL CYCLE; THERMAL MODEL; THERMAL MODELING; THERMO-MECHANICAL STRESS; TUBULAR SOFC; TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

BIOMECHANICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; OXYGEN; REFORMING REACTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELASTICITY;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 77955291621     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2971132     Document Type: Article

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