Performance analysis of a tubular solid oxide fuel cell with an indirect internal reformer

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-270

  Hosseini, S ^a   Jafarian, S M ^a   Karimi, G ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Indirect internal reforming; Mathematical modeling; Power generation; SOFC; Solid oxide fuel cell; Steam reformer

Indexed keywords

AIR STREAMS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEMPERATURE; CO-FLOW; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; EXCESS AIR; FUEL CHANNELS; GAS STREAMS; INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MODEL PREDICTION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATING PRESSURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRE-HEATER; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; SOFC; SOLID STRUCTURES; STEADY-STATE MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STEAM REFORMER; TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79951543675     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1688     Document Type: Article

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