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Electrical Performance and Carbon Deposition Differences between the Bi-Layer Interconnector and Conventional Straight Interconnector Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

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  • Min Yan

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China)

  • Pei Fu

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China)

  • Qiuyang Chen

    (Nuclear Safety Technology Research Center, Suzhou Nuclear Power Institute, Xihuan Road 1788#, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu, China)

  • Qiuwang Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China)

  • Min Zeng

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China)

  • Jaideep Pandit

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA)

Abstract

Carbon deposition considered in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) model may be influenced by the operating voltage, inlet water/methane ratio, working temperature and pressure, inlet molar fraction of fuel and so on. The effects of these parameters in a planar SOFC implementing a novel bi-layer interconnector are not well understood. This paper is focused on the numerical study of carbon deposition and electrical performance of a bi-layer interconnector planar SOFC. The results illustrate that the electrical performance of the bi-layer interconnector SOFC is 11% higher than that of the conventional straight interconnector SOFC with initial state. After 120 days of operation, the electrical performance of the bi-layer interconnector SOFC has a slight decrease and more carbon deposit because of the increased electrochemical reaction rate. However, these differences minimize if higher operating voltages are involved.

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  • Min Yan & Pei Fu & Qiuyang Chen & Qiuwang Wang & Min Zeng & Jaideep Pandit, 2014. "Electrical Performance and Carbon Deposition Differences between the Bi-Layer Interconnector and Conventional Straight Interconnector Solid Oxide Fuel Cell," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(7), pages 1-13, July.
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