Performance analysis of methanol-fueled solid oxide fuel cell system incorporated with palladium membrane reactor

Analysis of a proton-conducting SOFC with direct internal reforming

“…For SOFCs, not only pure hydrogen but also any hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas, methanol, ethanol, and gasoline, can be used as a fuel (Assabumrungrat et al, 2004(Assabumrungrat et al, , 2005Hernandez-Pacheco et al, 2005a;Hussain et al, 2006;Sangtongkitcharoen et al, 2008). In general, hydrocarbon fuels are needed to be reformed into hydrogen-rich gas via an external reformer before feeding into an SOFC stack.…”

Operation viability and performance of solid oxide fuel cell fuelled by different feeds

“…The presence of CO 2 in SOFC feed dwindles its performance owing to the effect of reverse water gas shift reaction (RWGS) [5]. Our recent works also reported that SOFC fed by pure H 2 derived from using a palladium membrane reactor can offer higher power density compared with SOFC fed by reformed gas [6]. Even if the power density is a vital technical term used in evaluating SOFC performance, heat generation in SOFC stack should also receive closer attention.…”

Two‐Dimensional Modeling of Self‐Propagating High‐Temperature Synthesis of Strontium‐Doped Lanthanum Manganate

“…Fuel cells have a higher efficiency than internal combustion engines and are environment friendly because there are no CO 2 , NO x , or SO x emissions generated in the operation. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), unlike other types of fuel cells (PEM, for example) that can only operate on hydrogen and are very sensitive to CO and sulfur in the fuel stream, 1 can use various fuels such as methane, propane, methanol, ethanol, gasoline, or oil derivatives 2,3 and have a high tolerance to CO and sulfur in the fuel stream.…”

“…Reaction rate in 1/s at different times after ignition(2,5,8,10,15, and 20 s) showing the unsteady reaction propagation during selfpropagating high-temperature synthesis. The reaction propagates from left to right, the inlet air temperature is 300 K, and the flow rate is 0.04 m/s.…”