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Analysis of Porosity and Tortuosity in a 2D Selected Region of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method

Espinoza Andaluz, Mayken LU ; Sundén, Bengt LU ; Andersson, Martin LU and Yuan, Jinliang LU (2015) Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition 65(1). p.59-73
Abstract
The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is one of the most promising devices for getting electrical energy. There are a lot of advantages in the use of SOFCs such as their efficiency, higher electrical and thermal power production and reduction of the emission of polluting gases. Modeling the SOFC at downscale is one of the most important challenges in fuel cell (FC) research. Knowing the behavior of materials to this scale is a helpful tool to predict the physical and chemical phenomena within the FCs, improve their efficiency and reduce material costs. At micro- and mesoscale, Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) appears as a powerful tool for modeling fuel cells. LBM has been proven suitable for solving several physical phenomena in complex... (More)
The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is one of the most promising devices for getting electrical energy. There are a lot of advantages in the use of SOFCs such as their efficiency, higher electrical and thermal power production and reduction of the emission of polluting gases. Modeling the SOFC at downscale is one of the most important challenges in fuel cell (FC) research. Knowing the behavior of materials to this scale is a helpful tool to predict the physical and chemical phenomena within the FCs, improve their efficiency and reduce material costs. At micro- and mesoscale, Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) appears as a powerful tool for modeling fuel cells. LBM has been proven suitable for solving several physical phenomena in complex geometries such as porous media. Using the D2Q9 LBM scheme, the velocity field for a selected section of an SOFC cathode is determined. This velocity field is shown in 2D and 3D graphics. The porosity and tortuosity for this selected region are calculated and compared with previous results. (Less)
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LBM, SOFC, velocity field, porous media, tortuosity, porosity
host publication
ECS Transactions
volume
65
issue
1
pages
15 pages
publisher
Electrochemical Society
conference name
Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition
conference dates
2014-11-10 - 2014-11-13
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  • wos:000356862100006
  • scopus:84928966794
ISSN
1938-5862
1938-6737
DOI
10.1149/06501.0059ecst
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English
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  abstract     = {{The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is one of the most promising devices for getting electrical energy. There are a lot of advantages in the use of SOFCs such as their efficiency, higher electrical and thermal power production and reduction of the emission of polluting gases. Modeling the SOFC at downscale is one of the most important challenges in fuel cell (FC) research. Knowing the behavior of materials to this scale is a helpful tool to predict the physical and chemical phenomena within the FCs, improve their efficiency and reduce material costs. At micro- and mesoscale, Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) appears as a powerful tool for modeling fuel cells. LBM has been proven suitable for solving several physical phenomena in complex geometries such as porous media. Using the D2Q9 LBM scheme, the velocity field for a selected section of an SOFC cathode is determined. This velocity field is shown in 2D and 3D graphics. The porosity and tortuosity for this selected region are calculated and compared with previous results.}},
  author       = {{Espinoza Andaluz, Mayken and Sundén, Bengt and Andersson, Martin and Yuan, Jinliang}},
  booktitle    = {{ECS Transactions}},
  issn         = {{1938-5862}},
  keywords     = {{LBM; SOFC; velocity field; porous media; tortuosity; porosity}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{59--73}},
  publisher    = {{Electrochemical Society}},
  title        = {{Analysis of Porosity and Tortuosity in a 2D Selected Region of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/2242529/5048211.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1149/06501.0059ecst}},
  volume       = {{65}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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