Modeling of SOFC running on partially pre-reformed gas mixture

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1731-1745

  Ni, Meng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ceramic fuel cells; Direct internal reforming; Mixed potential; Modeling; SOFC; Water gas shift reaction

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CERAMIC FUEL CELLS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; DIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS CHANNELS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS VELOCITY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROCARBON FUEL; INLET TEMPERATURE; MIXED POTENTIAL; MODELING RESULTS; OPEN-CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; POROUS ANODE; REACTION PROCESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION; WATER-GAS-SHIFT REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL SHIFT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENSITY OF GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; GAS MIXTURES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MIXTURES; MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

GASES;

EID: 84855693210     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.042     Document Type: Article

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