Optimisation of a solid oxide fuel cell reformer using surrogate modelling, design of experiments and computational fluid dynamics

► The use of statistical techniques in optimisation is elucidated. ► A reformer has been analysed and optimised using 3D CFD. ► The use of design of experiments has been shown. ► A surrogate model has been used to perform rapid process and design optimisations. ► A new reformer assembly has been introduced.