A 3D CFD model for predicting the temperature distribution in a full scale APU SOFC short stack under transient operating conditions

Applied Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 539-547

  Al Masri, A ^a   Peksen, M ^a   Blum, L ^a   Stolten, D ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD; Numerical model; SOFC; Temperature field; Temperature gradient

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; FORECASTING; INLET FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

3-D TEMPERATURE FIELD; AUXILIARY POWER UNITS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS); TRANSIENT OPERATING CONDITION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELL; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84907259378     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.052     Document Type: Article

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