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dc.contributor.authorSu, S.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Q.
dc.contributor.authorGao, Xiangpeng
dc.contributor.authorPeriasamy, V.
dc.contributor.authorKong, W.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:29:05Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:29:05Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationSu, S. and Zhang, Q. and Gao, X. and Periasamy, V. and Kong, W. 2016. Effects of changes in solid oxide fuel cell electrode thickness on ohmic and concentration polarizations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41 (36): pp. 16181-16190.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50916
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.221
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLCIn order to address the shortcomings of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) associated with the thin electrode, the anode-cathode-supported SOFC (ACSC) is proposed in this study. In the ACSC, the electrolyte is thin, while both the anode and cathode have enough thickness to act as self-supporting layers. The mathematical models of both the anode-supported SOFC (ASC) and ACSC are established, which capture the intricate interdependency among the charge and gas transport, and the electrochemical reactions. The validity of the mathematical model is preliminarily verified by the good agreement between the numerical and experimental I–V curves of the ASC button cell. For the same base case parameters and operating conditions, the average current density of ASC is 6388 A m-2, only 83% of the ACSC, 7713 A m-2. The advantages of ACSC mainly stem from two aspects: i) the increased oxygen concentration under the solid rib covered zone, which extends the reaction active zone; ii) the increased cross section of the electric current transport path, which greatly decreases the cathode ohmic polarization. The performance comparison between the ACSC and ASC are examined by systematically varying the cathode electric conductivity, porosity, tortuosity factor and the output voltage. The results indicated that the advantage of ACSC over ASC is always obvious although the performance of ACSC varies with different parameters.

dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.titleEffects of changes in solid oxide fuel cell electrode thickness on ohmic and concentration polarizations
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume41
dcterms.source.number36
dcterms.source.startPage16181
dcterms.source.endPage16190
dcterms.source.issn0360-3199
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
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