Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells V, Volume 30, Issue 4

by Bansal, Narottam P.; Singh, Prabhakar; Singh, Dileep; Salem, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780470457542
• ISBN10: 0470457546
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-23
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

This volume contains twenty four papers with contributions on various aspects of solid oxide fuel cells that were discussed at the symposium. You will gain insight into the current status of solid oxide fuel cells technology and the latest developments in the areas of fabrication, characterization, testing, performance, electrodes, electrolytes, seals, cell and stack development, proton conductors, fuel reforming, mechanical behavior, powder synthesis, etc.

Author Biography

Narottam P. Bansal, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has conducted research on glasses, ceramics, and composites since 1985. In addition to publishing more than 230 papers, Dr. Bansal holds seven patents and is the author or editor of five books and 32 conference proceedings.

Prabhakar Singh, PhD, holds the United Technologies Corporation - UTC - Endowed Chair Professor position in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and was the Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering at the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Cell and Stack Development/Performance
Development of Novel Planar Nano-Structured SOFCs	p. 3
Advanced Cell Development for Increased Direct JP-8 Performance in the Liquid Tin Anode SOFC	p. 27
Fundamentals of Liquid Tin Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (LTA-SOFC) Operation	p. 37
A No Chamber Fuel Cell Using Ethanol as Flame	p. 53
Characterization/Testing
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Investigation of SOFC Cathodes	p. 65
Characterization of an Anode-Supported Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with a Porosity Concentration Gradient	p. 75
Impact of Protective and Contacting Layers on the Long-Term SOFC Operation	p. 83
Curvature Evolution and Control in Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	p. 95
Phase-Boundary Grooving at Surfaces of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Materials	p. 105
Electrodes
Mixed Proton-Oxide Ion-Electron Conducting Cathode for SOFCs Based on Oxide Proton Conductors	p. 115
Permeation and Stability Investigation of Ba0,5Sr0,5Co0,8Fe0,2O3-¿ Membranes for Oxy-Fuel Processes	p. 121
Numerical Continuum Modeling and Simulation of Mixed-Conducting Thin Film and Patterned Electrodes	p. 129
Laminar Flow and Total Pressure Effects in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrode Pores and Their Effects on Voltage-Current Characteristics	p. 139
Oxide/Proton Conductors
Temperature and Pressure Assisted Cubic to Rhombohedral Phase Transition in Sc0.1Ce0.01ZrO2 by Micro-Raman	p. 155
Synthesis and Activity of Cobalt-Doped Barium Cerium Zirconate for Catalysis and Proton Conduction	p. 167
In Situ X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy of LiF-Added Ba(Zr0.7Ce0.1Y0.2)O2.9 Ceramics	p. 175
Seals
Sealing Glasses for SOFC - Degradation Behaviour	p. 185
Determination of Fracture Strength of Glass-Ceramic Sealant Used in SOFC	p. 195
Creep Behavior of Glass/Ceramic Sealant Used in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	p. 203
Thermal Cycle Durability of Glass/Ceramic Composite Gas-Tight Seals on Metal Substrates	p. 211
Mechanical Behavior
Mechanical Properties of Cathode-Interconnect Interfaces in Planar SOFCs	p. 221
Materials Synthesis
Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide Nanoparticles for Energy Applications	p. 233
Glycine-Nitrate Synthesis and Characterization of Ba(Zr0.8-xCexY0.2)O2.9	p. 239
Fuel Reforming
Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane on Nickel-Ceria-Based Oxide Cermet Anode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	p. 251
Author Index	p. 261
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