A step-by-step methodology to construct a model of performance of molten carbonate fuel cells with internal reforming

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 15739-15751

  Munoz De Escalona J M ^a   Sanchez D ^a   Chacartegui, R ^a   Sanchez T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Losses; Lumped volume; MCFC; Model

Indexed keywords

CATHODE AND ANODE; DESIGN POINTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS COMPOSITIONS; INTERNAL REFORMING; LOGARITHMIC MEAN; LUMPED-VOLUME; MODEL OF PERFORMANCE; MOLTEN CARBONATE; NERNST POTENTIAL; REFERENCE POINTS; STEP-BY-STEP; TEST SETUPS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

HYDROGEN; LOSSES; MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 80054833849     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.08.094     Document Type: Article

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