Microscale modeling of an anode-supported planar solid oxide fuel cell
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Author list: Chinda P., Wechsatol W., Chanchaona S., Brault P.
Publication year: 2011
Volume number: 11
Issue number: 2
Start page: 184
End page: 199
Number of pages: 16
ISSN: 1615-6846
eISSN: 1615-6846
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
A microscale model of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) involving the mass transfer together with the electrochemical reaction, the transportation of electrons and ions through the respective spherical shaped electron conducting and ion conducting particles inside the electrodes was mathematically developed. Couples of useful parameters were introduced in order to represent the characteristics of the cell. The predicted cell performance was showed according to various operating and design conditions. The effects of microscale electrode geometry on the cell performance were also taken into account. Parametric study according to the volumetric fraction of ionic and electronic conducting particles was conducted in order to examine the effects of operating conditions on the cell overpotentials. The study results substantiate the fact that SOFC overpotential could be effectively decreased by increasing the operating temperature as well as operating pressure. This present study reveals the working mechanisms of SOFC at the microscale level, while demonstrating the use of microscale relations to enhance the SOFC performance. The accuracy of the presented model was validated by comparing with already existing experimental results from the available literatures. ฉ 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Keywords
Electrochemical Reaction, Microscale Geometry, Microscale Model, Spherical Shaped Particles
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