An analysis for a molten carbonate fuel cell of complex geometry using three-dimensional transport equations with electrochemical reactions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4782-4791

  Kim, Hyungsop ^a   Bae, Joongmyeon ^a   Choi, Dohyung ^a  

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

Author keywords

3D; Channel flow; Mathematical modeling; Molten carbonate fuel cell

Indexed keywords

3D; ANISOTROPIC POROUS MEDIUM; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; CURRENT-VOLTAGE RELATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ANALYSIS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 84875369013     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.061     Document Type: Article

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