Abstract: Thermal diffusion, the process by which a multicomponent mixture develops a concentration gradient when exposed to a temperature gradient, has been studied in order to understand if its inclusion ...

Abstract: The development of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with a higher efficiency and power density requires an improved understanding and treatment of the irreversibilities. Losses due to the electronic ...

Abstract: A study is carried out to design and optimize Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) systems for material fabrication. Design and optimization of the CVD process is necessary to satisfying strong ...

Abstract: A numerical model is developed to study the performance of an integrated tubular fuel reformer and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. The model is used to study how the physical dimensions ...

Abstract: Significant advances have been made over the last decade on the study of thermal transport phenomena in manufacturing and material processing, where thermal science has been applied to drive ...

Abstract: The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) was used to study the three-dimensional (3D) mass diffusion of three species (H2, H2O, and N2) in the pore phase of a porous solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) ...

Abstract: Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer many potential benefits as an energy conversion device. This paper addresses experimental validation of a numerical SOFC model that has been developed. Results ...