Solid oxide fuel cells : from materials to system modeling

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Royal soc of chemistry, 2013.; Cambridge, UK RSC Publishing, [2013]
• Series: RSC energy and environment series ; no.7.
• Subjects: Solid oxide fuel cells.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849737777; 9781680158151; 9781849736541
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xiii, 523 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
• ISSN: 2044-0774
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty univerzity

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are promising electrochemical power generation devices that can convert chemical energy of a fuel into electricity in an efficient, environmental-friendly, and quiet manner. Due to their high operating temperature, SOFCs feature fuel flexibility as internal reforming of hydrocarbon fuels and ammonia thermal cracking can be realized in SOFC anode.This book first introduces the fundamental principles of SOFCs and compares SOFC technology with conventional heat engines as well as low temperature fuel cells. Then the latest developments in SOFC R&D are reviewed and future directions are discussed. Key issues related to SOFC performance improvement, long-term stability, mathematical modelling, as well as system integration/control are addressed, including material development, infiltration technique for nano-structured electrode fabrication, focused ion beam - scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) technique for microstructure reconstruction, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) simulation at pore scale, multi-scale modelling, SOFC integration with buildings and other cycles for stationary applications.