Modeling of a solid oxide electrolysis cell for carbon dioxide electrolysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Ni, Meng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Finite volume method (FVM); Porous media; Solid oxide electrolyte; Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); Transport phenomena

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; ONE DIMENSIONAL; POROUS MATERIALS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLYTE TEMPERATURE; INLET GAS TEMPERATURE; LOCAL CURRENT DENSITY; SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTES; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 77957271615     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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