Study on preheating techniques for start-up of tubular solid oxide fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Mirahmadi, Amin ^a   Valefi, Kia ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

induction heating; porous media; start up; tubular solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT LAYERS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; AXIAL DISTRIBUTION; AXIAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; CONDUCTIVE LAYER; GAS DISTRIBUTOR; HEATING METHOD; HYBRID METHOD; INDUCTION METHOD; INDUCTIVE HEATING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; START-UPS; TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GAS HEATING; INDUCTION HEATING; POROUS MATERIALS; PREHEATING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

GASES;

EID: 80053512768     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004504     Document Type: Article

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