Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7724430 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A two-dimensional mathematical model for a planar SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) is constructed. The distribution of the chemical species, the temperature and the performance (power) and the current density were calculated using a single-unit model with double channels of co-flow pattern. The finite volume method was employed for the calculation. The method was based on the fundamental conservation laws of continuity, momentum, energy and mass. The equations are implemented in FORTRAN language. The effects of several heat sources and flow rates on the calculated results were also investigated. The reference SOFC polarization curve has been calculated by imposing a uniform temperature of 800Â K, a pressure equal to 1Â atm; H2 and O2 molar fractions equal to 0.97 and 0.21 respectively. Results of temperature, chemical species distributions, performance and efficiency under several heat sources are shown and discussed. At a current density of about 23500Â A/m2, the power densities under all sources and chemical sources reached their maximums of 12965Â W/m2 and 16209Â W/m2 (i.e. 25% lower) respectively. However the temperature increment in the anode is analyzed toward all sources and chemical reaction. The temperature maximum values for each heat source type reached 1005.81Â K and 984.69Â K respectively.
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Authors
Hocine Mahcene, Hocine Ben Moussa, Hamza Bouguettaia, Djamel Bechki, Souad Babay, Mohamed Salah Meftah,