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. 2016 Jun 1;16(3):294–312. doi: 10.1002/fuce.201500113

Table 3.

Parameters for the DIR‐SOFC model used for model validation 71.

Parameter / Units Symbol Value
Fuel inlet temperature / K graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e089.jpg 1,073
Air inlet temperature / K graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e148.jpg 1,073
Fuel channel inlet velocity / m s−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e109.jpg 0.171
Air channel inlet velocity / m s−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e033.jpg 0.171
Operating pressure / atm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e008.jpg 1
Gas law constant / m3 atm gmol−1 K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e157.jpg 8.20575 × 10−5
Viscosity / N s m−2 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e091.jpg 2.01 × 10−5
Permeability / m2 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e221.jpg 1.98 × 10−10
Porosity / – graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e120.jpg 0.35
Tortuosity / – graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e037.jpg 3.8
Fuel channel width / m graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e045.jpg 0.0022
Air channel width / m graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e208.jpg 0.0022
Anode diffusion layer width / μm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e183.jpg 400
Cathode diffusion layer width / μm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e209.jpg 15
Anode catalyst layer width / μm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e145.jpg 100
Cathode catalyst layer width / μm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e212.jpg 15
Electrolyte width / μm graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e152.jpg 25
Anode electrode thermal conductivity / W m−1K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e127.jpg 3
Cathode electrode thermal conductivity / W m−1K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e218.jpg 3.8
Electrolyte thermal conductivity / W m−1K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e020.jpg 1.8
Anode convective heat transfer coefficient / W m−2K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e211.jpg 57
Cathode convective heat transfer coefficient / W m−2K−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e187.jpg 49
Anode pre‐exponential coefficient / A m−2 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e019.jpg 1.344 × 1010 72
Cathode pre‐exponential coefficient / A m−2 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e135.jpg 2.051 × 109 72
Anode activation energy / J gmol−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e141.jpg 120,000 72
Cathode activation energy / J gmol−1 graphic file with name FUCE-16-294-e186.jpg 100,000 72