Solid oxide fuel based auxiliary power unit for regional jets: Design and mission simulation with different cell geometries

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210061-02100611

  Santarelli, M ^a   Cabrera, M ^a   Cali M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aircraft applications; Modeling and simulation; Planar SOFC; SOFC apu; Tubular SOFC

Indexed keywords

AERONAUTICAL APPLICATIONS; AIR COMPRESSOR; AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS; AUXILIARY POWER UNITS; CELL GEOMETRIES; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW EMISSION; LOW NOISE; MISSION PROFILE; MISSION SIMULATION; MODELING AND SIMULATION; POWER CONFIGURATION; POWER CONSUMPTION; RECOVERING HEAT; REGIONAL JETS; SOLID OXIDE; SPACE PRIORITY; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; TUBULAR SOFC; TURIN ,ITALY; URBAN AREAS;

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GASES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROCARBONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

AIRCRAFT SEATS;

EID: 77955438290     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3176282     Document Type: Article

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