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. 2023 May 19;9(5):e16164. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16164

Table 4.

Initial values for simulation [36,37].

Parameter Description Value
t0(°C) Ambient temperature 25
p0(kPa) Ambient pressure 101.3
rp,com, rp,pump Compressor and pump pressure ratio 1.19
ηcom Isentropic efficiency of air and fuel compressors 0.85
ηwater,p Isentropic efficiency of water pump 0.85
ηAB After burner chamber efficiency 0.99
t35(°C) Inlet water temperature of hot water HX 25
p33(kPa) Inlet water pressure of hot water HX 101.3
t36(°C) Outlet water temperature of hot water HX 25
t19(°C),t26(°C) Absorption chiller generator temperature 80
t23(°C) Absorption temperature 30
t20(°C) Condenser temperature 30
t22(°C) Evaporator temperature 2
ΔTgas(°C) Inlet and outlet exhaust gas temperature difference of the generator 8
t29(°C),t31(°C) The temperature of the inlet cold water of condenser and absorber 25
p29(kPa) The inlet pressure of the cool water of condenser and absorber 101.3
t32(°C),t30(°C) The temperature of the outlet cold water of condenser and absorber 35
t33(°C) Inlet cold water temperature of the evaporator 12
p33(kPa) Inlet cold water pressure of the evaporator 101.3
t34(°C) Outlet cold water temperature of the evaporator 7
εshx Efficiency of solution HX 0.8
ηsp Efficiency of solution pump 0.8
F(Cmol) Faraday constant 96485
tSOFC,in(°C) Fuel cell inlet temperature 726.85
tSOFC,out(°C) Fuel cell outlet temperature 826.85
Uf Fuel utilization factor of fuel cell 0.85
Aa(m2) Area of single fuel cell 0.01
j(Am2) Current density 8000
ηinverter Inverter efficiency 0.97
jas(Am2) Anode current density 6500
jcs(Am2) Current density of cathode 2450
Daeff(m2s) Cathode effective diffusion coefficient 2E-5
Dceff(m2s) Anode effective diffusion coefficient 5E-6
Nfc Number of fuel cells 11000
rsc Vapor to carbon ratio 2.5
La(m) Anode thickness 5E-4
Lc(m) Cathode thickness 2E-5
Le(m) Electrolyte thickness 1E-5
Lint(m) Connection thickness 0.003