Yu, S.; Schäfer, D.; Zhang, S.; Peters, R.; Kunz, F.; Eichel, R.-A. A Three-Dimensional Time-Dependent Model of the Degradation Caused by Chromium Poisoning in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack. Energies2023, 16, 7841.
Yu, S.; Schäfer, D.; Zhang, S.; Peters, R.; Kunz, F.; Eichel, R.-A. A Three-Dimensional Time-Dependent Model of the Degradation Caused by Chromium Poisoning in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack. Energies 2023, 16, 7841.
Yu, S.; Schäfer, D.; Zhang, S.; Peters, R.; Kunz, F.; Eichel, R.-A. A Three-Dimensional Time-Dependent Model of the Degradation Caused by Chromium Poisoning in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack. Energies2023, 16, 7841.
Yu, S.; Schäfer, D.; Zhang, S.; Peters, R.; Kunz, F.; Eichel, R.-A. A Three-Dimensional Time-Dependent Model of the Degradation Caused by Chromium Poisoning in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack. Energies 2023, 16, 7841.
Abstract
Chromium poisoning strongly influences the performance of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks. A three-dimensional, time-dependent, computational fluid dynamics model of a single channel of a F10 SOFC stack in Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is developed to investigate chromium poisoning for different stack designs, temperatures and absolute air humidities. The model takes into account both chemical and electrochemical mechanisms of chromium poisoning and is able to predict the spatial distribution of SrCrO4 and Cr2O3. The voltage degradation over 100 kh can be simulated quantitatively. According to the simulation results, chromium poisoning is almost eliminated by the application of the protective coating fabricated by the atmospheric plasma-spraying (APS) technology. Besides, with the help of the APS protective coating, operating a SOFC stack with less dehumidified air at 650 oC is possible according to the simulation.
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