Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer many potential benefits as an energy conversion device. This paper addresses experimental validation of a numerical SOFC model that has been developed. Results are compared at steady state operation for temperatures ranging from 1073 K to 1173 K and for gas concentrations fuel supplies of 10–90% with a balance of . The results agree well with a maximum of 13.3% difference seen between the numerical and experimental results, which is within the limit of the experimental uncertainties and the material constants that are measured, with most comparisons well below this level. It is concluded that since the model is very sensitive to material properties and temperature that for the best results they should be as specific as possible to the experiment. These specific properties were demonstrated in this paper and a validation of a full fuel cell model, with a concentration on the anode, was presented.
Skip Nav Destination
e-mail: wchiu@engr.uconn.edu
Article navigation
November 2009
This article was originally published in
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology
Research Papers
Modeling and Verification of Steady State Operational Changes on the Performance of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Eric S. Greene,
Eric S. Greene
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Connecticut
, 191 Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3139
Search for other works by this author on:
Wilson K. S. Chiu,
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: wchiu@engr.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
, 191 Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3139
Search for other works by this author on:
A. Alan Burke,
A. Alan Burke
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841
Search for other works by this author on:
Maria G. Medeiros,
Maria G. Medeiros
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841
Search for other works by this author on:
Louis G. Carreiro
Louis G. Carreiro
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841
Search for other works by this author on:
Eric S. Greene
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Connecticut
, 191 Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3139
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Connecticut
, 191 Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3139e-mail: wchiu@engr.uconn.edu
A. Alan Burke
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841
Maria G. Medeiros
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841
Louis G. Carreiro
Division Newport,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Nov 2009, 6(4): 041001 (4 pages)
Published Online: August 5, 2009
Article history
Received:
February 26, 2007
Revised:
August 22, 2008
Published:
August 5, 2009
Citation
Greene, E. S., Chiu, W. K. S., Burke, A. A., Medeiros, M. G., and Carreiro, L. G. (August 5, 2009). "Modeling and Verification of Steady State Operational Changes on the Performance of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. November 2009; 6(4): 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3080811
Download citation file:
Get Email Alerts
Cited By
Low Overpotential Electroreduction of CO2 on porous SnO2/ZnO Catalysts
J. Electrochem. En. Conv. Stor
Assessment of Newly-Designed Hybrid Nanofluid-Cooled Micro-Channeled Thermal Management System for Li-Ion Battery
J. Electrochem. En. Conv. Stor (February 2024)
Related Articles
Analysis of Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Transport Processes and Performance
J. Heat Transfer (December,2005)
Comparison of Preanode and Postanode Carbon Dioxide Separation for IGFC Systems
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power (June,2010)
Constant Fuel Utilization Operation of a SOFC System: An Efficiency Viewpoint
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol (August,2010)
A Thermally Self-Sustaining Miniature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol (November,2009)
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Chapters
Numerical Study on a Novel SOFC with Bi-Layer Interconnector
Inaugural US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference-Renewable Energy 2009 (UECTC 2009 Proceedings)
An Easy-to-Approach Comprehensive Model and Computation for SOFC Performance and Design Optimization
Inaugural US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference-Renewable Energy 2009 (UECTC 2009 Proceedings)
Steady-state Combustion
Theory of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion