Thermo-electrochemical modeling of ammonia-fueled solid oxide fuel cells considering ammonia thermal decomposition in the anode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3153-3166

  Ni, Meng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ammonia thermal decomposition; Electrochemistry; Heat transfer; Porous media; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODEL; CURRENT DENSITY-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC OUTPUT; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELING; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS VELOCITY; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HYDROGEN CARRIERS; INLET GAS VELOCITY; INLET TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESS; POROUS MEDIA; SUBMODELS; TEMPERATURE FIELD; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION REACTION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS;

AMMONIA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 79951581432     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.100     Document Type: Article

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