Volume 27: Closing Carbon Cycles – A Transformation Process Involving Technology, Economy, and Society: Part II

Performance evaluation of the integrating system of TS-MSR and SOFC: effect of microchannel technology on the thermo-chemo-mechanical behavior of TS-MSR Zheng Li, Guogang Yang, Guoling Zhang, Jiadong Liao, Ziheng Jiang, Hao Wang

Abstract

In previous work, we proposed an integrated system of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and thermally self-sustained methane steam reformer (TS-MSR) and conducted the corresponding thermo-electro-chemo-mechanical behavior evaluation of SOFCs considering pre-reformer designs. While this work aims to conduct the thermo-chemo-mechanical behavior evaluation of TS-MSR when micro-channel technology is employed. The results indicate the application of microchannel technology facilitates the mass transfer within the TS-MSR and the resulting lower temperature improves the thermal strain stress behavior. This study can provide a reference for the design and thermomechanical evaluation of the integrated system before commercialization.

Keywords SOFC, TS-MSR, hydrogen, microchannel technology, thermo-chemo-mechanical behavior