Liu, M., Pouquie, M.J.B.M., Fan, L., Halloip, W., Cobas, V.R.M., Verkooijen, A.H.M., and Aravind, P.V. (2013) The Use of Methane-Containing Syngas in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: A Comparison of Kinetic Models and a Performance Evaluation. Fuel Cells, 13 (3). pp. 428-440.

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Abstract

The nickel-based anodes of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can catalytically reform hydrocarbons, which make natural gas, gasification syngas, etc., become potential fuels in addition to hydrogen. SR and water–gas shift (WGS) often occur inside SOFCs when operated on these fuels. Their reaction rates affect the partial pressures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the local temperatures and the related Nernst voltages. Consequently, the reaction rates affect the electrochemical reactions in the fuel cell. Three different kinetic models were used to characterize methane SR in a tubular SOFC; the results of each model were evaluated and compared. The polarizations of the fuel cell results of these models were validated against experimental data. The performance of a fuel cell operated with different fuels and based on a selected kinetic model was further studied in terms of the anode oxygen partial pressure, the thermo-electrochemical distribution, and the system level performance.

Item ID:	75441
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1615-6854
Copyright Information:	© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2023 00:02
FoR Codes:	40 ENGINEERING > 4004 Chemical engineering > 400404 Electrochemical energy storage and conversion @ 100%
SEO Codes:	17 ENERGY > 1704 Energy transformation > 170404 Solid oxide fuel cells @ 100%
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