Gas Transport in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells [Paperback]

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and emerging measurement technologies associated with gas transport in solid oxide fuel cells. Within these pages, an introduction to the concept of gas diffusion in solid oxide fuel cells is presented. This book also discusses the history and underlying fundamental mechanisms of gas diffusion in solid oxide fuel cells, general theoretical mathematical models for gas diffusion, and traditional and advanced techniques for gas diffusivity measurement.1.?Introduction to Gas Transport in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ?? a.?History?b.?Background Theory????????? i.?Diffusion and Convection?ii.?Mathematical Models for Diffusion in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells? c.?Measurement and Analysis of Diffusion in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells2.?Gas Diffusion Mechanisms and Models??a.?Gas Diffusion in Porous Media??b.?Gas Diffusion in Porous Electrodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells3.?Diffusivity Measurement Techniquesa.?Diffusivity Measurement in Porous Media?b.?Advanced Diffusivity Measurement Techniques in Solid Oxide Fuel Cellsc.?The Role of Advanced Diffusivity Measurement Techniques in Exploring Highly-efficient Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes4.?Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Gas Transport?a.?Materials Advancement and Structure Engineering of High-diffusivity Anodes?b.?Materials Advancement and Structure Engineering of High-diffusivity Cathodes5.?Conclusions and Trajectories for the Future

Weidong He is a Professor in the School of Energy Science and Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He received his B.S. degree in applied chemistry from Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China, in 2007, and his Ph.D. degree in materials science from Vanderbilt University in 2012. He then went to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for his postdoctoral research. His research involves direct measurement of gas diffusivity and ionic conductivity in fuel cells and batteries, lƒ]