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1.1.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) |
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1.1.2 Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (P-SOFC) |
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1.2 Motivation of Model Reduction |
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2.2 Single-Cell Modelling |
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2.2.2 Transport Phenomena in Electrodes |
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3 Full Three-Dimensional Modelling of PEMFC and Planar SOFC |
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3.2 Three-Dimensional Two-Phase PEMFC Model |
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55 | (13) |
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56 | (1) |
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3.3 Three-Dimensional P-SOFC Model |
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68 | (21) |
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69 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Numerical Implementation |
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3.3.6 Numerical Convergence Test |
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84 | (1) |
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4 Development of Reduced PEMFC Models |
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4.2 Spatially-Smoothed Isothermal Two-Phase PEMFC Model |
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90 | (19) |
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4.2.2 Numerical Implementation |
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101 | (5) |
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4.3 Asymptotic Non-isothermal Two-Phase PEMFC Model |
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4.3.1 Mathematical Formulation |
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4.3.2 Numerical Implementation |
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4.3.3 Calibration, Verification, and Validation |
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4.3.5 Computational Cost and Efficiency |
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4.4 Reduced Non-isothermal PEMFC Stack Model |
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4.4.1 Mathematical Formulation |
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4.4.2 Numerical Implementation |
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134 | (2) |
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4.4.4 Computational Cost Analysis |
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4.5 Aggregate Measure for Local Current Density Coupling in Fuel Cell Stacks |
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4.5.1 Mathematical Formulation |
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4.6 Computationally-Efficient Hybrid Strategy for Mechanistic Modelling of PEMFC Stacks |
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4.6.1 Mathematical Formulation |
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4.6.2 Hybrid Coupling Methodology |
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4.6.3 Numerical Implementation |
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5 Development of Reduced P-SOFC Models |
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5.2 Asymptotic Spatially-Smoothed Isothermal (ASSI) P-SOFC Cell Model |
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5.2.1 Spatial Smoothing with Correlation Factors Derived Based on a Full Cell Model |
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5.2.2 Asymptotic Reduction |
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5.2.3 Numerical Implementation |
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184 | (2) |
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5.2.5 Computational Cost Analysis |
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191 | (1) |
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5.3 Advanced Spatially-Smoothed Model |
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5.3.1 Novel Variation Factor to Capture the Variability of Dependent Variables Along Cell Width |
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5.3.2 Full and Reduced Cell Models |
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5.4 Asymptotic Spatially-Smoothed Non-isothermal (ASST) P-SOFC Cell and Stack Models |
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5.4.1 Cell and Stack Modelling |
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5.4.2 Spatially-Smoothed Energy Equation |
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5.4.3 Asymptotic Reduction |
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5.4.4 Numerical Implementation |
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6 Integrated Stochastic and Deterministic Sensitivity Analysis: Correlating Variability of Design Parameters with Cell and Stack Performance |
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6.2 Monte Carlo Simulation of a P-SOFC Single Cell |
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6.2.1 Quasi-3D Asymptotic Spatially-Smoothed Isothermal (ASSI) Single-Cell Model |
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6.2.2 Monte Carlo Simulation |
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6.2.3 Numerical Implementation |
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6.2.4 Statistical Results and Sensitivity Analysis |
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6.3 Monte Carlo Simulation of a P-SOFC Stack |
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6.3.1 Quasi-3D Spatially-Smoothed Non-Isothermal (SST) Stack Model |
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247 | (5) |
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6.3.2 Monte Carlo Simulation |
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252 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Numerical Implementation |
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6.3.4 Statistical Results and Sensitivity Analysis |
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7.1 Conclusions from the Present Work |
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7.2 Recommendations for Future Work |
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Appendix A Scaling Analysis for Current Collector |
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Appendix B Scaling Analysis for Flow Field |
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Appendix C Scaling Analysis for Backing Layer |
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Appendix D Scaling Analysis for Reaction Zone Layer |
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Appendix E Scaling Analysis for Electrolyte |
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