Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 3214-3230Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/er.6018
Keywords
microstructure; solid-oxide fuel cell; thermal mismatch; topology optimization
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51737011, 51776172]
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The thermomechanical reliability and lifetime of solid-oxide fuel cells are significantly affected by thermal mismatch between anode and electrolyte layers. This study presents a numerical analysis of topology optimization of the microstructure of Ni-8YSZ anode to minimize the thermal mismatch. The optimized microstructures show high three-phase boundary density and increased Ni-pore interfacial areas, providing potential for enhancing ion conductivities and aiding in the design of future electrodes.
Thermomechanical reliability and lifetime of solid-oxide fuel cells are significantly influenced by thermal mismatch between anode and electrolyte layers. This study presents a numerical analysis of topology optimization of the microstructure of Ni-8YSZ anode to minimize the thermal mismatch of the components. We obtain two 2D microstructures by taking minimum thermal mismatch as object function. The 3D microstructures become fibrous and orthogonal by stretching the 2D microstructures. Results show that the coefficients of thermal expansion of microstructures in the plane parallel to the electrolyte layer are almost equal to those of electrolytes from room temperature to 800 degrees C, which almost completely removes the thermal mismatch. Both microstructures have high three-phase boundary density, which is almost twice or five times that of a typical anode. Compared with the typical anodes, the microstructures have higher Ni-pore interfacial areas and ion conductivities. Optimization results are helpful in the design of future electrodes.
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