Meng Ni
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Title: Solid oxide fuel cells for efficient energy conversion using alternative fuels
Biography
Biography: Meng Ni
Abstract
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are high temperature electrochemical devices for energy conversion at an efficiency higher than that of conventional thermal power plants. Compared with low temperature fuel cells, one distinct feature of SOFCs is their fuel flexibility, as various alternative fuels can be used in SOFC for power generation. In this talk, experimental testing of SOFCs with biogas fuel and solid carbon fuels will be reported. Mathematical modeling analyses on SOFCs will also be covered, from electrode level, single cell level, to stack level modeling. Possible methodologies to recover the waste heat from SOFC stacks will be discussed as well.