固体氧化物燃料电池气流和热场的宏观尺度数值模拟研究进展

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2023.0303

储能科学与技术 ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (9): 2985-3002.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2023.0303

固体氧化物燃料电池气流和热场的宏观尺度数值模拟研究进展

栾凯夫¹^,²^,³(), 蔡长焜¹^,²^,³, 谢满意¹^,²^,³, 张纯¹^,²^,³, 郑坤灿⁴, 安胜利¹^,²^,³()

^1.内蒙古科技大学材料与冶金学院
^2.内蒙古先进陶瓷材料与器件重点实验室
^3.轻稀土资源绿色提取与高效利用教育部重点实验室
^4.内蒙古科技大学能源与环境学院，内蒙古包头 014010

收稿日期:2023-05-04 修回日期:2023-06-23 出版日期:2023-09-05 发布日期:2023-09-16
通讯作者: 安胜利 E-mail:luankf97@163.com;shengli_an@126.com
作者简介:栾凯夫（1997—），男，硕士研究生，研究方向为固体氧化物燃料电池，E-mail：luankf97@163.com；
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金项目(51974167)

Research progress of macroscale numerical simulation of fluid and thermal fields of solid oxide fuel cells

Kaifu LUAN¹^,²^,³(), Changkun CAI¹^,²^,³, Manyi XIE¹^,²^,³, Chun ZHANG¹^,²^,³, Kuncan ZHENG⁴, Shengli AN¹^,²^,³()

^1.School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology
^2.Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices
^3.Key Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Rare-Earth Resources, Ministry of Education
^4.Energy and Environment School, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, Inner Mongolia, China

Received:2023-05-04 Revised:2023-06-23 Online:2023-09-05 Published:2023-09-16
Contact: Shengli AN E-mail:luankf97@163.com;shengli_an@126.com

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

宏观数值仿真方法通过耦合多个物理场可对固体氧化物燃料电池(solid oxide fuel cell，SOFC)进行仿真，在研究SOFC内部机理、外部输出性能等方面存在优势，可为电池优化设计提供依据。SOFC内部气体流动的均匀性直接影响电池效率，热场的分布会影响电池的发电性能和长期稳定性。本文总结了SOFC内部流道、外部歧管对流场的影响、优化传统流道以及设计新型流道中的宏观数值仿真模拟，以及宏观尺度数值仿真在热量传输和热稳定性方面的研究进展；概括了宏观数值模拟在分析燃料效率，结合多尺度模型，以及设计SOFC组件及新结构方面的研究进展。对应用宏观数值仿真方法研究SOFC进行总结和展望，认为目前需要统一SOFC结构设计的评价标准，以便量化对比。

关键词: 固体氧化物燃料电池, 数值模拟, 流场设计, 热模拟, 性能优化

Abstract:

The macroscopic-scale numerical simulation method can simulate solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) by coupling multiple physical fields. It has advantages in studying the internal mechanism and external output performance of SOFCs, providing a basis for the optimization design of cells. The gas flow uniformity inside SOFCs directly affects the battery's efficiency, and the thermal field distribution will affect the power generation performance and long-term stability of the battery. This paper summarizes the research progress of the influence of the internal flow channel and external manifold of SOFCs on the flow field, optimization of the traditional flow channel, and design of a new flow channel, and macroscopic-scale numerical simulation in heat transport and thermal stability. Furthermore, the research progress of macroscopic-scale numerical simulation in analyzing fuel efficiency, coupled multiscale model, and designing SOFC components and new structures are reviewed. The application of macroscopic numerical simulation methods in studying SOFCs is summarized and prospected. It is considered necessary to unify the evaluation criteria of SOFC structure design for quantitative comparison.

Key words: solid oxide fuel cell, numerical simulation, flow field design, thermal simulation, performance optimization

中图分类号:

TM 911.4

栾凯夫, 蔡长焜, 谢满意, 张纯, 郑坤灿, 安胜利. 固体氧化物燃料电池气流和热场的宏观尺度数值模拟研究进展[J]. 储能科学与技术, 2023, 12(9): 2985-3002.

Kaifu LUAN, Changkun CAI, Manyi XIE, Chun ZHANG, Kuncan ZHENG, Shengli AN. Research progress of macroscale numerical simulation of fluid and thermal fields of solid oxide fuel cells[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2023, 12(9): 2985-3002.

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固体氧化物燃料电池气流和热场的宏观尺度数值模拟研究进展

Research progress of macroscale numerical simulation of fluid and thermal fields of solid oxide fuel cells

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