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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 46, Issue 58, Pages 30112-30123Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.06.139
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Hydrogen; Ammonia; SOFC; Energy carrier; ASR
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The study found that SOFCs fueled with ammonia are more efficient at high temperatures, with ammonia slightly outperforming hydrogen in short stack tests. Additionally, the impact of different ammonia-to-air ratios on stack area-specific resistance was studied in detail by comparing experimental values and numerical modeling predictions.
Ammonia represents one of the most promising potential solutions as energy vector and hydrogen carrier, having a higher potential to transport energy than hydrogen itself in a pressurized form. Furthermore, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can directly be fed with ammonia, thus allowing for immediate electrical power and heat generation. This paper deals with the analysis of the dynamic behavior of commercial SOFCs when fueled with ammonia. Several measurements at different temperatures have been performed and performances are compared with hydrogen and a stoichiometrically equivalent mixture of H2 and N2 (3:1 M ratio). Higher temperature led to smaller drops in voltage for both fuels, thus providing higher efficiencies. Ammonia resulted slightly more performant (48% at 760 degrees C) than hydrogen (45% at 760 degrees C), in short stack tests. Moreover, different ammonia-to air ratios have been investigated and the stack area-specific resistance has been studied in detail by comparing numerical modeling predictions and experimental values.
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