Solid oxide fuel cells : from materials to system modeling /: from materials to system modeling. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Meng Ni, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, P.R. China, Tim S. Zhao, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, P.R. China.
• Editors: Ni, Meng; Zhao, T. S
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Stationary Fuel Cells / C. Ozgur Colpan -- 1.1.General Introduction to Fuel Cells -- 1.2.Introduction to Low-Temperature Fuel Cells -- 1.3.Introduction to Solid Oxide Fuel Cells -- 1.3.1.Classification of SOFC Systems -- 1.3.2.Fuel Options for SOFC -- 1.4.Integrated SOFC Systems -- 1.5.Basic SOFC Modelling -- 1.6.Case Study -- 1.6.1.Analysis -- 1.6.2.Results and Discussion -- 1.7.Conclusions -- References -- ch. 2 Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) / Zongping Shao -- 2.1.A General Introduction to Electrolyte of SOFCs -- 2.2.The Requirements of Electrolyte -- 2.3.Classification of Electrolytes -- 2.3.1.Oxygen-ion Conducting Electrolyte -- 2.3.2.Proton-conducting Electrolyte -- 2.3.3.Dual-phase Composite Electrolyte -- 2.4.Future Vision -- References -- ch. 3 Cathode Material Development / Changrong Xia -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Cathodes for Oxygen Ion-Conducting Electrolyte Based SOFCs -- Contents note continued: 3.2.1.Electron Conducting Cathodes -- 3.2.2.Mixed Oxygen Ion-Electron Conducting Cathodes -- 3.2.3.Microstructure Optimized Cathodes -- 3.2.4.Cathode Reaction Mechanisms -- 3.3.Cathodes for Proton-Conducting Electrolyte Based SOFCs -- 3.3.1.Electron-Conducting Cathodes -- 3.3.2.Mixed Oxygen Ion-Electron Conducting Cathodes -- 3.3.3.Mixed Electron-Proton Conducting Cathodes -- 3.3.4.Microstructure Optimized Cathodes -- 3.3.5.Cathode Reaction Mechanisms -- 3.4.Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ch. 4 Anode Material Development / Josephine M. Hill -- 4.1.Required Properties of Anode Materials -- 4.2.Hydrogen Fuel -- 4.3.Methane Fuel -- 4.3.1.Conventional Ni/YSZ Anodes -- 4.3.2.Alternative Anodes -- 4.4.Higher Hydrocarbon Fuels (Propane and Butane) -- 4.5.Fuels from Biomass -- 4.5.1.Biomass-Simulated Gas -- 4.5.2.Biomass - Actual Gas -- 4.6.Liquid Fuels -- 4.7.Ammonia Fuel -- 4.8.Conclusions -- References -- Contents note continued: ch. 5 Interconnect Materials for SOFC Stacks / Christopher Johnson -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Lanthanum Chromites as Interconnect -- 5.2.1.Conductivity -- 5.2.2.Thermal Expansion -- 5.2.3.Gas Tightness, Processing and Chemical Stability -- 5.2.4.Other Ceramic Interconnect -- 5.2.5.Applications -- 5.3.Metallic Alloys as Interconnect -- 5.3.1.Selection of Metallic Materials -- 5.3.2.Problems for Metallic Materials as Interconnect -- 5.3.3.Interconnect Coatings -- 5.3.4.Applications of Metallic Interconnects -- 5.4.Concluding Remarks -- References -- ch. 6 Nano-structured Electrodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Infiltration / San Ping Jiang -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Infiltration Process -- 6.2.1.The Technique -- 6.2.2.Factors Affecting Infiltration Process and Microstructure -- 6.3.Nano-structured Electrodes -- 6.3.1.Performance Promotion Factor -- 6.3.2.Nano-structured Cathodes -- 6.3.3.Nano-structured Anodes -- Contents note continued: 6.4.Microstructure and Microstructural Stability of Nano-structured Electrodes -- 6.4.1.Microstructure Effect -- 6.4.2.Microstructural Stability of Nano-structured Electrodes -- 6.5.Electrocatalytic Effects of Infiltrated Nanoparticles -- 6.6.Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- ch. 7 Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes / N. P. Brandon -- 7.1.The Importance of 3D Characterisation and the Limitations of Stereology -- 7.2.Focused Ion Beam Characterisation -- 7.2.1.The FIB-SEM Instrument -- 7.2.2.Application of FIB-SEM Techniques to SOFC Materials -- 7.3.Microstructural Characterisation using X-rays -- 7.3.1.X-ray Microscopy and Tomography -- 7.3.2.Lab X-ray Instruments -- 7.3.3.Synchrotron X-ray Instruments -- 7.3.4.4-Dimensional Tomography -- 7.4.Data Analysis and Image Based Modelling -- 7.4.1.Data Analysis -- 7.4.2.Image Based Modelling -- 7.5.Conclusions -- References -- Contents note continued: ch. 8 Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Ni-YSZ Anode / Nobuhide Kasagi -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Experimental -- 8.2.1.Button Cell Experiment -- 8.2.2.Microstructure Reconstruction Using FIB-SEM -- 8.3.Numerical Method -- 8.3.1.Quantification of Microstructural Parameters -- 8.3.2.Governing Equations for Polarization Simulation -- 8.3.3.Computational Scheme -- 8.4.Results and Discussions -- 8.5.Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ch. 9 Multi-scale Modelling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells / Wolfgang G. Bessler -- 9.1.Introduction and Motivation -- 9.2.Modelling Methodologies: From the Atomistic to the System Scale -- 9.2.1.Overview -- 9.2.2.Molecular Level: Atomistic Modelling -- 9.2.3.Electrode Level (I): Electrochemistry with Mean-field Elementary Kinetics -- 9.2.4.Electrode Level (II): Porous Mass and Charge Transport -- 9.2.5.Cell Level: Coupling of Electrochemistry with Mass, Charge and Heat Transport -- Contents note continued: 9.2.6.Stack Level: Computational Fluid Dynamics Based Design -- 9.2.7.System Level -- 9.3.Bridging the Gap Between Scales -- 9.3.1.General Aspects -- 9.3.2.Electrochemistry -- 9.3.3.Transport -- 9.3.4.Structure -- 9.4.Multi-scale Models for SOFC System Simulation and Control -- 9.4.1.Pressurized SOFC System for a Hybrid Power Plant -- 9.4.2.Tubular SOFC System for Mobile APU Applications -- 9.5.Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ch. 10 Fuel Cells Running on Alternative Fuels / Jing-Li Luo -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Fuel Cell Reactor Set-up -- 10.3.SOFCs Running on Sourgas -- 10.4.SOFCs Running on C2H6 and C3H8 -- 10.4.1.Development of Electrolyte of PC-SOFCs -- 10.4.2.Development of Anode Materials of PC-SOFCs -- 10.5.SOFCs Running on Syngas Containing H2S -- 10.6.SOFCs Running on Pure H2S -- 10.7.Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ch. 11 Long Term Operating Stability / Harumi Yokokawa -- 11.1.Introduction -- Contents note continued: 11.2.Durability of Stacks/Systems -- 11.2.1.Determination of Stack Performance -- 11.2.2.Performance Degradation and Materials Deteriorations -- 11.2.3.Impurities and their Poisoning Effects on Electrode Reactivity -- 11.3.Deteriorations of Electrolytes -- 11.3.1.Destabilization of Mn Dissolved YSZ -- 11.3.2.Conductivity Decrease in Ni-dissolved YSZ -- 11.4.Performance Degradations of Cathode and Anodes -- 11.4.1.Cathode Poisoning -- 11.4.2.Sintering of Ni Cermet Anodes -- 11.5.For Future Work -- 11.6.Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- ch. 12 Application of SOFCs in Combined Heat, Cooling and Power Systems / P. Kazempoor -- 12.1.Introduction -- 12.1.1.Drivers for Interest in Co- and Tri-generation Using Fuel Cells -- 12.1.2.Overview of CHP and CCHP -- 12.2.Application Characteristics & Building Integration -- 12.2.1.Commercial Buildings -- 12.2.2.Residential Applications -- 12.2.3.Building Integration & Operating Strategies -- Contents note continued: 12.3.Overview of SOFC-CHP/CCHP Systems -- 12.3.1.SOFC System Description for CHP (Co-generation) -- 12.3.2.SOFC System Description for CCHP (Tri-generation) -- 12.4.Modelling Approaches: Cell to System -- 12.4.1.System-level Modelling and Performance Estimation -- 12.4.2.Cell/Stack Modelling for SOFC System Simulation -- 12.4.3.System Optimization Using Techno-economic Model Formulations -- 12.5.Evaluation of SOFC Systems in CCHP Applications -- 12.5.1.Micro-CHP -- 12.5.2.Large-scale CHP and CCHP Applications -- 12.6.Commercial Developments of SOFC-CHP Systems -- 12.6.1.Commercialization Efforts -- 12.6.2.Demonstrations -- 12.7.Market Barriers and Challenges -- 12.7.1.Energy Pricing -- 12.7.2.SOFC Costs -- 12.7.3.Technical Barriers -- 12.7.4.Market Barriers and Environmental Impact -- 12.8.Summary -- References -- ch. 13 Integrated SOFC and Gas Turbine Systems / Massimo Dentice D'Accadia -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.SOFC/GT Prototypes -- Contents note continued: 13.3.SOFC/GT Layouts Classification -- 13.4.SOFC/GT Pressurized Cycles -- 13.4.1.Internally Reformed SOFC/GT Cycles -- 13.4.2.Anode Recirculation -- 13.4.3.Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) -- 13.4.4.Externally Reformed SOFC/GT Cycles -- 13.4.5.Hybrid SOFC/GT-Cheng Cycles -- 13.4.6.Hybrid SOFC/Humidified Air Turbine (HAT) -- 13.4.7.Hybrid SOFC/GT-ITSOFC Cycles -- 13.4.8.Hybrid SOFC/GT-Rankine Cycles -- 13.4.9.Hybrid SOFC/GT with Air Recirculation or Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) -- 13.5.SOFC/GT Atmospheric Cycles -- 13.6.SOFC/GT Power Plant: Control Strategies -- 13.7.Hybrid SOFC/GT Systems Fed by Alternative Fuels -- 13.8.IGCC SOFC/GT Power Plants -- References -- ch. 14 Modelling and Control of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell / Bo Huang -- 14.1.Static Identification Model -- 14.1.1.Nonlinear Modelling Based on LS-SVM -- 14.1.2.Nonlinear Modelling Based on GA-RBF -- 14.2.Dynamic Identification Modelling for SOFC -- 14.2.1.ANFIS Identification Modelling -- Contents note continued: 14.2.2.Hammerstein Identification Modelling -- 14.3.Control Strategies of the SOFC -- 14.3.1.Constant Voltage Control -- 14.3.2.Constant Fuel Utilization Control -- 14.3.3.Simulation -- 14.4.Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, UK : RSC Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 523 pages), illustrations (black and white, and color)
• Subjects: 621.312429; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical; Solid oxide fuel cells; Materials science; Solid oxide fuel cells; Fuel Cells; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849737777; 1849737770; 9781680158151; 1680158155
• Related ISBNs: 1849736545; 9781849736541
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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