This work aims to analyse and compare the thermodynamic performance size of two types solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based plants. The former is conventional H2-fed plant based on SOFC with an oxygen-ion conducting electrolyte (SOFC-O), latter using a proton-conducting (SOFC-H). Thermodynamic analysis reveals that in SOFC-H system, due H2O formation at cathode side, not only anode concentration l...

Robotic systems are complicated, nonlinear, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, which make the design of model-based controllers for robotic systems particularly difficult. Moreover, to achieve reasonable control performance, the dynamic coupling effects between degrees of freedom (DOFs) of the robotic systems must be overcome during the control process. Although a model-free, self-o...

We present the ReaxFF reactive force field developed to provide a first-principles-based description of oxygen ion transport through yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) membranes. All parameters for ReaxFF were optimized to reproduce quantum mechanical (QM) calculations on relevant condensed phase and cluster systems. We validated the use of ReaxFF for fuel cell applic...

Biomass gasification processes are more commonly integrated to gas turbine based combined heat and power (CHP) generation systems. However, efficiency can be greatly enhanced by the use of more advanced power generation technology such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). The key objective of this work is to develop systematic site-wide process integration strategies, based on detailed process sim...

Although considered one of the major energy-intensive industries (EIIs), pulp and paper industry has also potential for energy production from an industrial waste, black liquor. This study proposes liquor gasification (BLG) coupled with calcium looping (CaL) as a CO2 capture route industry. BLG H2 (BLG-CaL-H2), gas turbine combined cycle (BLG-CaL-GT) or solid oxide fuel cell (BLG-CaL-SOFC) were...

Recent worldwide interest in building a decentralized, hydrogen-based energy economy has refocused attention on the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) as a potential source of efficient, environmentally friendly, fuel-versatile electric power. Due to its high operating temperature, the SOFC offers several potential advantages over polymer-based fuel cells, including reversible electrode reactions, lo...

Fuel cells directly convert chemical energy into electrical power using electrochemical reactions. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is one of the high-temperature fuel cells that propose a promising future from the standpoint of power generation. In this study, optimization of an SOFC system is performed using Taguchi approach after verification of the model in compare with experimental results. Cu...