Bio-fuel reformation for solid oxide fuel cell applications. Part 1: Fuel vaporization and reactant mixing

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 12024-12034

  Lin, Jiefeng ^a   Trabold, Thomas A ^a   Walluk, Mark R ^a   Smith, Daniel F ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto thermal reforming; Carbon formation; Diesel and biodiesel; Fuel vaporization; Micro explosion; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CARBON FORMATION; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SINTERING; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; MICRO EXPLOSION; SECONDARY ATOMIZATION; THERMAL PYROLYSIS;

BIODIESEL; FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SPRAY NOZZLES; VAPORIZATION; VAPORS;

MIXING;

EID: 84882683734     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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