scholarly journals Radiation Heat Transfer in SOFC Electrolytes

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Daun ◽  
S. B. Beale ◽  
F. Liu ◽  
G. J. Smallwood
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Conduction Model ◽  
D Model ◽  
Sofc Electrolytes

Due to their high operating temperature, there has been speculation that thermal radiation may play an important role in the overall heat transfer within the electrode and electrolyte layers of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). This paper presents a detailed characterization of the thermophysical and radiative properties of the composite materials, which are then used to define a simple 2-D model incorporating the heat transfer characteristics of the electrode and electrolyte layers of a typical planar SOFC. Subsequently, the importance of thermal radiation is assessed by comparing the temperature field obtained using a conduction model with fields obtained using coupled conduction/radiation models. Contrary to some published literature, these results show that radiation heat transfer has a negligible effect on the temperature field within these components, and does not need to be accommodated in comprehensive thermal models of planar SOFCs.

Combined Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer in Porous Materials Heated by Intense Solar Radiation

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Matthews ◽  
R. Viskanta ◽  
F. P. Incropera
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Plane Layer ◽  
Single Scattering ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Flux Approximation

An analysis is presented to predict the heat transfer characteristics of a plane layer of a semitransparent, high-temperature, porous material which is irradiated by an intense solar flux. A transient, combined conduction and radiation heat transfer model, which is based on a two-flux approximation for the radiation, is used to predict the temperature distribution and heat transfer in the material. Numerical results have been obtained using thermophysical and radiative properties of zirconia as a typical material. The results show that radiation is an important mode of heat transfer, even when the opacity of the material is large (τL > 100). Radiation is the dominant mode of heat transfer in the front third of the material and comparable to conduction toward the back. The semitransparency and high single scattering albedo of the zirconia combine to produce a maximum temperature in the interior of the material.

Analysis to Reduce Thermal Stress in Oxide Single Crystal During Czochralski Growth

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeki Hirasawa ◽  
Hiroyuki Ishibashi ◽  
Kazuhisa Kurashige ◽  
Akihiro Gunji
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Czochralski Growth ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Radial Temperature

Temperature distributions and thermal stress distributions in a semi-transparent GSO crystal during Czochralski (CZ) single crystal growth were numerically investigated by thermal radiation heat transfer analysis and anisotropy stress analysis. As GSO has special optical properties, such as semi-transparency at a wavelength shorter than 4.5 μm, thermal radiation heat transfer was calculated by the Monte Carlo method. These calculations showed that thermal stress is caused by the radial temperature distribution on the outside of the upper part of the crystal. To reduce this temperature distribution, the following three manufacturing conditions were found to be effective: use a sharp taper angle of the crystal, install a lid to the top of the insulator, and install a ring around the tapered part of the crystal.

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