Dynamic model for understanding spatial temperature and species distributions in internal-reforming solid oxide fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Shaffer, Brendan ^a   Brouwer, Jacob ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHENBACH; ANODE GAS; CATHODE GAS; CELL DESIGN; CELL EDGES; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEMPERATURE; COKE FORMATION; CONTROL VOLUMES; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION RATES; INTERCONNECT THICKNESS; NEGATIVE ELECTRODE; OPERATING CONDITION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANAR SOLIDS; POSITIVE ELECTRODES; POWER INCREASE; POWER SOURCES; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL; TIME DEPENDENT SIMULATION;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMIC MODELS; METHANE; REACTION RATES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84863496381     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006477     Document Type: Article

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