High-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for the 21st Century, Second Edition: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
β Scribed by Kendall, Kevin; Kendall, Michaela
- Publisher
- Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 510
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
High-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Second Edition, explores the growing interest in fuel cells as a sustainable source of energy. The text brings the topic of green energy front and center, illustrating the need for new books that provide comprehensive and practical information on specific types of fuel cells and their applications. This landmark volume on solid oxide fuel cells contains contributions from experts of international repute, and provides a single source of the latest knowledge on this topic.
- A single source for all the latest information on solid oxide fuel cells and their applications
- Illustrates the need for new, more comprehensive books and study on the topic
- Explores the growing interest in fuel cells as viable, sustainable sources of energy
β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,List of contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full text1 - Introduction to SOFCs, Pages 1-24
2 - History, Pages 25-50
3 - Thermodynamics, Pages 51-83
4 - Electrolytes, Pages 85-132
5 - Anodes, Pages 133-160
6 - Cathodes, Pages 161-193
7 - Interconnects, Pages 195-254
8 - Cell and stack design, fabrication and performance, Pages 255-282
9 - System designs and applications, Pages 283-327
10 - Portable early market SOFCs, Pages 329-356
11 - Sources of cell and electrode polarisation losses in SOFCs, Pages 357-381
12 - Testing of electrodes, cells and short stacks, Pages 383-406
13 - Cell, stack and system modelling, Pages 407-460
14 - Fuels and fuel processing in SOFC applications, Pages 461-495
Index, Pages 497-508
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