TY - JOUR
T1 - An effective semi-empiric model for MCFC kinetics
T2 - Theoretical development and experimental parameters identification
AU - Bosio, B.
AU - Di Giulio, N.
AU - Nam, S. W.
AU - Moreno, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This Research was carried out in the framework of the Global Research Laboratory Project, funded by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Contract # 2013044581 ), and supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant, funded by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Contract # 2013U00006 ). The Research was also supported by the Scientific Bilateral Cooperation Program between Italy and Korea, supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Funding Information:
The interpretation and modelling activity was carried out in the framework of the MCFC-CONTEX project, supported by the European Commission (Contract # 245171).
PY - 2014/8/4
Y1 - 2014/8/4
N2 - The aim of this work is to develop a semi-empirical model of the kinetics of MCFCs for laboratory and industrial simulation. The rigorous theoretical approach takes into account the polarisation due to chemical as well as physical phenomena, but the number of parameters to be identified in the kinetic formulation has been reduced to the minimum in order to obtain an effective and accurate but, nevertheless, simplified instrument. Validation has been performed thanks to experimental tests carried out at the Fuel Cell Centre laboratories of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) using 100 cm2 single cell facilities. I-V curves, EIS and gas analyses have furthermore been carried out to support the investigation. A method for the parameter identification has been proposed on the basis of temperature, partial pressures and current density effects on performance. Both experimental and theoretical results will be discussed in detail, presenting the resulting simulation tool as an effective instrument for the design, optimisation of operating conditions, diagnosis and control of MCFC devices.
AB - The aim of this work is to develop a semi-empirical model of the kinetics of MCFCs for laboratory and industrial simulation. The rigorous theoretical approach takes into account the polarisation due to chemical as well as physical phenomena, but the number of parameters to be identified in the kinetic formulation has been reduced to the minimum in order to obtain an effective and accurate but, nevertheless, simplified instrument. Validation has been performed thanks to experimental tests carried out at the Fuel Cell Centre laboratories of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) using 100 cm2 single cell facilities. I-V curves, EIS and gas analyses have furthermore been carried out to support the investigation. A method for the parameter identification has been proposed on the basis of temperature, partial pressures and current density effects on performance. Both experimental and theoretical results will be discussed in detail, presenting the resulting simulation tool as an effective instrument for the design, optimisation of operating conditions, diagnosis and control of MCFC devices.
KW - Cell test
KW - Kinetic parameters
KW - Molten carbonate fuel cells
KW - Simulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.119
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.119
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904758507
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 39
SP - 12273
EP - 12284
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
IS - 23
ER -
