Optimization of the strength of SOFC anode supports

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1041-1052

  Frandsen, H L ^a   Ramos, T ^a   Faes, A ^b   Pihlatie, M ^c   Brodersen, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Optimization; Porosity; Sintering; Strength

Indexed keywords

ANODE-SUPPORTED; CELL POROSITY; DISTRIBUTION OF STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; IMPULSE EXCITATION TECHNIQUE; INDEPENDENT SET; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; MECHANICAL LOADS; POWDER MILLING; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; SOFC ANODE; SOFC SYSTEM; STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS; WEIBULL; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL CELLS; POROSITY; SINTERING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84855807167     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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