Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2019

Dear Colleagues,

Owing to the ever-increasing demand for more efficient power production and distribution, improving production and distribution efficiencies and reducing pollutant emissions continue to be the main areas of research and development in the field of electricity production. SOFC-based power generators may play an important role in this area in the future when they enter the commercialization stage. The main goal of this special issue is to bring theoretical, numerical, and experimental contributions that describe original research results and/or innovative concepts that address all aspects of SOFC-related findings and problems, such as system design, cell modelling, heat, and fluid flow characteristics within the cells, alternative fuels, hybrid cycles, I-V curves-related performance, etc. Two important areas that have not received much attention in the open literature and shall be pointed out are the use of syngas extracted from municipal waste gasification into SOFC, and designing dual-mode SOFC systems. In the future, waste gasification may be an alternative solution to the ever increasing problem of waste disposal. Using excess electricity from renewable sources in a reverse mode SOFC (electrolyse mode) to produce synthetic gas and then using this syngas to generate electricity in the SOFC mode is another area to be investigated. Your contribution is highly appreciated for this special issue.

Dr. Masoud Rokni
Guest Editor

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• SOFC
• system design
• hybrid cycles
• cell modeling
• cell heat and fluid flow
• alternative fuels
• renewable energy