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dc.contributor.authorAhn, J.
dc.contributor.authorRonney, P.
dc.contributor.authorShao, Zongping
dc.contributor.authorHaile, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:01:59Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:01:59Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:36:55Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationAhn, J. and Ronney, P. and Shao, Z. and Haile, S. 2009. A thermally self-sustaining miniature solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 6 (4): pp. 0410041-0410044.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27929
dc.identifier.doi10.1115/1.3081425
dc.description.abstract

A thermally self-sustaining miniature power generation device was developed utilizing a single-chamber solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) placed in a controlled thermal environment provided by a spiral counterflow "Swiss roll" heat exchanger and combustor. With the single-chamber design, fuel/oxygen crossover due to cracking of seals via thermal cycling is irrelevant and coking on the anode is practically eliminated. Appropriate SOFC operating temperatures were maintained even at low Reynolds numbers (Re) via combustion of the fuel cell effluent at the center of the Swiss roll. Both propane and higher hydrocarbon fuels were examined. Extinction limits and thermal behavior of the integrated system were determined in equivalence ratio - Re parameter space and an optimal regime for SOFC operation were identified. SOFC power densities up to 420 mW/cm2 were observed at low Re. These results suggest that single-chamber SOFCs integrated with heat-recirculating combustors may be a viable approach for small-scale power generation devices. Copyright © 2009 by ASME.

dc.titleA thermally self-sustaining miniature solid oxide fuel cell
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume6
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage0410041
dcterms.source.endPage0410044
dcterms.source.issn1550-624X
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
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