MODELING OF POROUS MEMBRANES FOR MOLTEN-CARBONATE FUEL-CELLS

Authors
FRENI S MAGGIO G PASSALACQUA E
Citation
S. Freni et al., MODELING OF POROUS MEMBRANES FOR MOLTEN-CARBONATE FUEL-CELLS, Materials chemistry and physics, 48(3), 1997, pp. 199-206
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Materials chemistry and physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02540584
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
199 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-0584(1997)48:3<199:MOPMFM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The use of porous membranes permeable to hydrogen in molten carbonate fuel cells to control the diffusion of electrolyte vapours has been in vestigated. For this purpose, a mathematical model has been developed to study the influence of the membrane properties on the hydrogen perm eate flow and on the electrolyte diffusive flow. The results demonstra ted that a porous membrane can be applied to prevent the poisoning of the internal reforming catalyst.