Characterization of electrochemical reaction and thermo-fluid flow in metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks with various manifold designs

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1717-1730

  Park, Joonguen ^a   Bae, Joongmyeon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heat and mass transfer; Manifold structure; Metal supported solid oxide fuel cell; Multi physical simulation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CURRENT DENSITIES; BONDING LAYERS; CHANNEL DESIGN; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUEL CELL DESIGNS; FUEL CELL STACK; GAS LEAKAGES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; HYBRID DESIGN; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; MEASURED CURRENTS; METAL PLATES; METALLIC INTERCONNECTS; MULTI-PHYSICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHYSICAL PROPERTY MODELS; SIMULATION DATA; SINGLE CELLS; SOLID OXIDE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL EXPANSION PROBLEMS; UNIFORM CURRENT DENSITY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; METALS; MODELS; PLATE METAL; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SERPENTINE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THERMAL EXPANSION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84855668694     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.040     Document Type: Article

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