A 3-dimensional mathematical model to study effects of geometrical parameters on performance of solid oxide fuel cell

Jha, Vikalp ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8279-9626, Surasani, Vikranth Kumar and Krishnamurthy, Balaji 2021. A 3-dimensional mathematical model to study effects of geometrical parameters on performance of solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering 11 (4) , pp. 291-304. 10.5599/jese.1097

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Abstract

A 3D mathematical model is developed to study effects of various geometrical parameters such as cathode to anode thickness ratio, rib width, and channel width under various flow conditions, on the performance of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). These parameters represent the cathode supported configuration of the solid oxide fuel cell. It is observed from simulation results that performance of SOFC fuel cell is increased at higher cathode to anode thickness. Simulation results also showed that for different volumetric flow rates, the current density and fuel cell performance decrease as rib width increases, what is due to higher contact resistance. It is also shown that by increasing the channel width, the fuel cell performance was increased due to increase in the reaction surface area. Simulation results are compared and validated with literature experimental data, showing well agreement.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	International Association of Physical Chemists
ISSN:	1847-9286
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	2 February 2024
Date of Acceptance:	12 September 2021
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2024 16:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165785

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