Progress in macro scale mechanical effects investigation of solid oxide fuel cells

XU Xinhai; WU Yuhua; YAN Zilin; ZHONG Zheng

doi:10.6052/1000-0992-20-023

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XU Xinhai, WU Yuhua, YAN Zilin, ZHONG Zheng. Progress in macro scale mechanical effects investigation of solid oxide fuel cells[J]. Advances in Mechanics, 2021, 51(1): 62-81. doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-20-023

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XU Xinhai, WU Yuhua, YAN Zilin, ZHONG Zheng. Progress in macro scale mechanical effects investigation of solid oxide fuel cells[J]. Advances in Mechanics, 2021, 51(1): 62-81. doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-20-023

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Progress in macro scale mechanical effects investigation of solid oxide fuel cells

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-20-023

XU Xinhai¹,
WU Yuhua¹,
YAN Zilin²,
ZHONG Zheng^{2,*
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¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
² School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China

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Corresponding author: ZHONG Zheng
Received Date: 2020-09-22
Publish Date: 2021-03-25

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Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a clean and high-efficiency electric power generation device with promising application prospects. The SOFC uses the ceramic material as electrodes and electrolytes. Due to its high working temperature, mechanical failure is one of the most significant factors leading to the decrease of SOFC performance and lifetime. In-situ experimental measurements are quite limited in SOFCs. Therefore, a numerical simulation based on macro-scale mechanical models is generally employed for structure optimization of a single cell and stack. Progress in macro-scale mechanical effects of SOFCs is reviewed in this study. The principles and mathematical models of mechanical effects include residual strain, oxidation strain, chemical expansion, thermal ain, and creep strain in different SOFC manufacturing and operating stages are introduced. The latest development in the theoretical study and numerical simulation on different mechanical effects, as well as the electro-chemo-mechanical coupling effects, are summarized. In the last, the prospects of macro-scale mechanical effects investigation of SOFCs are discussed.
- solid oxide fuel cell,
- mechanical properties,
- numerical simulation,
- lifetime,
- electro-chemo-mechanical coupling

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