Modeling and experimentation of molten carbonate fuel cell reactors in a scale-up process

Modeling and experimental activities are presented for molten carbonate fuel cell electrochemical reactors, starting from the local kinetic study to the overall stack analysis. The inclusion of the micro-model of the electrode-kinetics in the macroscopic model and the study of the effects of gas cross-over phenomena through the electrolyte are among the original features of this work. The model gives new insights into the phenomenological behavior of the process. A good agreement between simulation and experimental results is presented and discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.