A planar SOFC stack is an integral but basic power generation unit with physical conditions
completely different from that of a laboratory button cell. The ability to reliably predict the …

The solid oxide fuel cell is an electro-chemical device which converts chemical energy into
electricity and heat. To compete in today's market, design improvements, in terms of …

Multiphysics models are important tools for the design and optimization of solid oxide fuel
cells (SOFCs). The computational efficiency of a sophisticated multiphysics model is …

The temperature distribution of an operating planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is
experimentally investigated under direct internal reforming conditions. An in situ …

Abstract Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is a promising technology for hydrogen energy
utilization. Whereas, the current multi-stack system analysis faces the challenge of …

In this article, the authors numerically investigate dynamic heat transfer related to free
convection in porous and partially porous cavities, paying particular attention to the …

A comprehensive 3D theoretical model has been developed to investigate the performance
and thermal stress distributions of planar anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells with …

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach based on the finite
element method (FEM) is used to investigate a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Governing …

The correct estimation of building energy consumptions is assuming an always increasing
importance, and a detailed reproduction of building structures, with all the single …

The numerical modeling of natural convection in partially porous annuli is a topic of rising
interest, due to its practical applications for the provisional analyses of several engineering …