2D CFD modeling of ammonia fueled solid oxide fuel cells with proton conducting electrolyte

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Abstract

The use of ammonia as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is a promising way for clean power generation. In this study, a 2D model is built to investigate the coupled transport and chemical/electrochemical reactions in a planar SOFC with proton conducting electrolyte (SOFC-H). The model consists of an electrochemical model relating the current density-voltage characteristics and a 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model simulating the heat and mass transfer phenomena. The conservation laws for mass, momentum, energy and species are discretized and solved with the finite volume method (FVM). The coupling of pressure and velocity is treated with SIMPLEC algorithm. Simulations are conducted to study the distributions of current density, electrolyte Nernst potential, rate of ammonia thermal cracking and gas composition in the SOFC. The effects of operating potential and temperature on the rate of chemical/electrochemical reactions and the electric output of ammonia fueled SOFC-H are examined.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2010
Pages25-33
Number of pages9
Volume2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010
EventASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2010 - Brooklyn, NY, United States
Duration: 14 Jun 201016 Jun 2010

Conference

ConferenceASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBrooklyn, NY
Period14/06/1016/06/10

Keywords

  • Ammonia thermal cracking
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Heat transfer
  • Solid oxide fuel cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology

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