Effect of the size of molten carbonate fuel cells on the temperature distribution

Chang Whan Lee; Jae Hyung Yu; Hyun Woo Kim; Bo Hyun Ryu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.773.118

Effect of the size of molten carbonate fuel cells on the temperature distribution

Chang Whan Lee
, Jae Hyung Yu
, Hyun Woo Kim
, Bo Hyun Ryu

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SNUST)
MTFC Co., Ltd.

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Abstract

Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) are high-temperature fuel cells that use liquid electrolytes composed of molten carbonates such as Li₂CO₃, Na₂CO₃, and K₂CO₃. Electrochemical reactions of MCFCs are exothermic reaction. Consequently, temperature distribution of fuel cells is one of important factors in long-term operation. In this work, the effects of the size of the fuel cell on the temperature distribution were investigated using CFD analysis. It was found that as the length of the gas flow direction and the number of layers of fuel cell increases, the maximum temperature of the cell was increased.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics II
Editors	Jong Wan Hu
Publisher	Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages	118-122
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783035713374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.773.118
State	Published - 2018
Event	3rd International Conference on Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics, ICAEMM 2018 - Okinawa Island, Japan Duration: 20 Apr 2018 → 22 Apr 2018

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Name	Key Engineering Materials
Volume	773 KEM
ISSN (Print)	1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)	1662-9795

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Conference	3rd International Conference on Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics, ICAEMM 2018
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Okinawa Island
Period	20/04/18 → 22/04/18

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Heat transfer analysis
Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC)

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Lee, CW, Yu, JH, Kim, HW & Ryu, BH 2018, Effect of the size of molten carbonate fuel cells on the temperature distribution. in JW Hu (ed.), Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics II. Key Engineering Materials, vol. 773 KEM, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 118-122, 3rd International Conference on Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics, ICAEMM 2018, Okinawa Island, Japan, 20/04/18. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.773.118

Effect of the size of molten carbonate fuel cells on the temperature distribution. / Lee, Chang Whan; Yu, Jae Hyung; Kim, Hyun Woo et al.
Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics II. ed. / Jong Wan Hu. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2018. p. 118-122 (Key Engineering Materials; Vol. 773 KEM).

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