Computational fluid dynamics model development on transport phenomena coupling with reactions in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

被引:8
作者
Yang, Chao [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Guogang [1 ]
Yue, Danting [1 ]
Yuan, Jinliang [2 ]
Sunden, Bengt [2 ]
机构
[1] Dalian Maritime Univ, Marine Engn Coll, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, Peoples R China
[2] Lund Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Energy Sci, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
关键词
ELECTRODE-ASSEMBLY MODEL; CFD ANALYSIS; SOFC; PERFORMANCE; ANODE; SIMULATION;
D O I
10.1063/1.4798789
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A 3D model is developed to describe an anode-supported planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), by ANSYS/Fluent evaluating reactions including methane steam reforming (MSR)/water-gas shift (WGSR) reactions in thick anode layer and H-2-O-2/CO-O-2 electrochemical reactions in anode active layer, coupled with heat, mass species, momentum, and ion/electron charges transport processes in SOFC. The predicted results indicate that electron/ion exchange appears in the very thin region in active layers (0.018 mm in anode and 0.01 mm in cathode), based on three phase boundary, operating temperature and concentration of reactants (mainly H-2). Active polarization happening in active layers dominates over concentration and ohmic losses. High gradient of current density exists near interface between electrode and solid conductor due to the block by gas channel. It is also found the reaction rates of MSR and WGSR along main flow direction and cell thickness direction decrease due to low concentration of fuel (CH4) caused by mass consumption. With increasing operating temperature from 978 K to 1088 K, the current density and the reaction rate of MSR are increased by 10.8% and 5.4%, respectively. While ion current density is 52.9% higher than in standard case, and H-2 is consumed by 5.1% more when ion conductivity is doubled. CO-O-2 has been considered in charge transfer reaction in anode active layer and it is found that the current density and species distributions are not sensitive, but WGSR reaction will be forced backwards to supply more CO for CO-O-2 electrochemical reaction. (V) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4798789]
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