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Thermal Stress Analysis of LCA-based Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

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dc.contributor.advisor McDowell, David L.
dc.contributor.author LeMasters, Jason Augustine en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Joe Cochran
dc.contributor.committeeMember Neu, Richard W.
dc.contributor.department Mechanical Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2005-03-03T22:06:13Z
dc.date.available 2005-03-03T22:06:13Z
dc.date.issued 2004-04-12 en_US
dc.description.abstract This research characterizes the thermal stress resulting from temperature gradients in hybrid solid oxide fuel cells that are processed using a novel oxide powder slurry technology developed at Georgia Tech. The hybrid solid oxide fuel cell is composed of metallic interconnect and ceramic electrolyte constituents with integral mechanical bonds formed during high temperature processing steps. A combined thermo-mechanical analysis approach must be implemented to evaluate a range of designs for power output and structural integrity. As an alternative to costly CFD analysis, approximate finite difference techniques that are more useful in preliminary design are developed to analyze the temperature distributions resulting from a range of fuel cell geometries and materials. The corresponding thermal stresses are then calculated from the temperature fields using ABAQUS. This model analyzes the manufacturing, start-up, and steady state operating conditions of the hybrid solid oxide fuel cell. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5220
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Linear cellular alloy en_US
dc.subject SOFC
dc.subject Finite difference
dc.subject Solid oxide fuel cells
dc.subject Residual stress
dc.subject CTE mismatch
dc.title Thermal Stress Analysis of LCA-based Solid Oxide Fuel Cells en_US
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dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor McDowell, David L.
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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