Effect of characteristic lengths of electron, ion, and gas diffusion on electrode performance and electrochemical reaction area in a solid oxide fuel cell

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 700-718

  Konno, Akio ^a   Iwai, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Motohiro ^a   Yoshida, Hideo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Characteristic length; Effective thickness; Porous electrode; Reaction zone; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CONCENTRATION OVERPOTENTIAL; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; EFFECTIVE THICKNESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS DIFFUSIVITY; GAS TRANSPORT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION CONDUCTION; ION-CONDUCTING; OHMIC LOSS; OXIDE ION CONDUCTION; OXIDE IONS; POROUS ELECTRODES; REACTION GAS; REACTION ZONES; SCALE ANALYSIS; SOFC ANODE; STANDARD OPERATING CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTRODES; IONS; STATISTICS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84870051515     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.20373     Document Type: Article

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