Computational Fluid Dynamics calculation of a planar solid oxide fuel cell design running on syngas
The present study deals with modelling and validation of a planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) design fuelled by gas mixture of partially pre-reformed methane. A 3D model was developed using the ANSYS Fluent Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool that was supported by an additional Fuel Cell Tools...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Chemical and Process Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cpe.2017.38.issue-4/cpe-2017-0040/cpe-2017-0040.xml?format=INT |
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| Summary: | The present study deals with modelling and validation of a planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) design fuelled by gas mixture of partially pre-reformed methane. A 3D model was developed using the ANSYS Fluent Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool that was supported by an additional Fuel Cell Tools module. The governing equations for momentum, heat, gas species, ion and electron transport were implemented and coupled to kinetics describing the electrochemical and reforming reactions. In the model, the Water Gas Shift reaction in a porous anode layer was included. Electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide fuels were both considered. The developed model enabled to predict the distributions of temperature, current density and gas flow in the fuel cell. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-1925 |