Experimental activity on a large SOFC generator

Fuel Cell Research Trends

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 71-134

  Santarelli, M ^a   Leone, P ^a   Cali M ^a   Orsello, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b TurboCare SpA Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design of experiment; Experimental activity; Large SOFC generator; Polarization effects; Regression models; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958162694     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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