Improved molten carbonate fuel cell performance via reinforced thin anode

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• 作者：Hoang Viet Phuc Nguyen ; Shin Ae Song ; Dong-Nyeok Park ; Hyung Chul Ham ; Jonghee Han ; Sung Pil Yoon ; Mohd Roslee Othman ; Jinsoo Kim
• 关键词：Thin anode ; Supporting material ; Molten carbonate fuel cell ; Mass transfer resistance
• 刊名：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：November, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：37
• 期：21
• 页码：16161-16167
• 全文大小：1069 K

文摘

The effects of anode thickness on electrochemical performance and cell voltage stability of molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) were examined using single cell test. It was found that supported thin nickel-aluminum (Ni-Al) anode with small pore size enhanced cell performance by reducing its mass transfer resistance and crossover. The stability of cell voltage was also observed. This was achieved after 0.25?mm thick anode was reinforced with Ni 60?mesh. Unsupported 0.3?mm thick anode yielded poor performance due to deformation and cracks after a long thermal exposure. The performance was improved significantly after all the anodes were reinforced with Ni mesh.