THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Xian-Yong LiuORCID

,

Yan-Ping LiuORCID

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Zeng-Wen Wu

OPTIMIZATION OF A FRACTAL ELECTRODE-LEVEL CHARGE TRANSPORT MODEL

ABSTRACT
A fractal electrode-level charge transport model is established to study the effect the porous electrodes on the properties of solid oxide fuel cells. A fractal variational principle is used to obtain an approximate solution of the overpotential distribution throughout electrode thickness. Optimal design of the electrode is discussed.
KEYWORDS
fuel cell, SOFC, optimization, variational principle, semi-inverse method, brackets, approximate solution, fractal calculus, fractal derivative
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2020-03-01
PAPER REVISED: 2020-05-25
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2020-06-20
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2021-03-27
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI200301108L
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2021, VOLUME 25, ISSUE No. 3, PAGES [2213 - 2220]
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