CN106159296B - A kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property - Google Patents

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CN106159296B
CN106159296B CN201610270337.3A CN201610270337A CN106159296B CN 106159296 B CN106159296 B CN 106159296B CN 201610270337 A CN201610270337 A CN 201610270337A CN 106159296 B CN106159296 B CN 106159296B
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The invention discloses a kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) combination electrode property, this method object uses the obtained various random morphologies of SOFC combination electrode of spheric granules random distribution method or electron-microscope scanning method.Regular grid is constructed directly against the combination electrode random structure entirely reconstructed, and assigns corresponding material properties to each grid lattice point by comparison mesh point.Finally by related electrodes properties such as the effective electron conductivity of these lattice point information importing finite element analysis software numerical value calculating combination electrode, effective ion conductivity, permeability, effective three-phase line length, pore radius distributions.To achieve the purpose that being studied different microstructure appearances using the Regular grid with random structure characteristic information acts on combination electrode property.It effectively avoids carrying out subnetting and numerical solution bring technical problem directly against random structure.

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A kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property
Technical field
The present invention relates to the property analysis calculating field of a variety of combination electrodes of fuel cell, specifically a kind of soild oxides The calculation method of combined electrode of fuel cell property.
Background technique
Solid oxide fuel cell (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell:SOFC) is used as a kind of energy conversion devices, with Outstanding advantages of it is efficiently, cleaning and fuel forms are various is paid close attention to by people.One typical SOFC is mainly by cathode, electricity Xie Zhi, anode and bipolar plates composition.With the continuous development of combination electrode function, ingredient and manufacture craft, simple homogeneous hypothesis Numerical simulation cannot fully meet the needs of SOFC Composites Analysis and structure designs.Because for different And thus for method for preparing composite electrode and preparation condition, direct result is to result in different electrode microstructure patterns, Lead to different electrode performances.Therefore, deeply understand that specific random structure pattern is to obtain to the mechanism of action of electrode performance Optimize the key factor of electrode design.In recent years, focused ion beam flying-spot microscope (Focused Ion-Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy) and x-ray tomography (X-Ray Tomography) be used to obtain high-resolution The combination electrode sectional view of rate.By the judgement of different materials phase gray scale in pair cross-section figure, to realize to microscopic electrode structure Three-dimensionalreconstruction.In this way, we more careful can be accurately obtained the shape characteristic inside combination electrode.But due to high power The reason of amplification, this method are only used for reconstructing the three-dimensional structure in combination electrode very small part volume.Kee is small within 2010 Group constructs LSM/YSZ combination electrode morphology based on the method for spheric granules random distribution, and attempts using 4 face bodies Grid directly carries out subnetting to the random structure pattern that YSZ particle is formed.And then in the region charging electric charge conservation equation meter Calculate the effective ion conductivity of combination electrode.Similar, Mitra group by focused ion beam flying-spot microscope also for being obtained Combination electrode microstructure solves the effective ion conductivity of combination electrode by way of direct subnetting.This method is people Good trial has been done in the random structure analysis for further carrying out SOFC electrode.However have two o'clock it is noted that (a) by In the irregular structure the characteristics of, complicated network results in big calculation amount and numerical instability, therefore this method is only Can be calculated for one region of very little, and be difficult further to be coupled more equations come it is anti-to the microscopic electrochemical of SOFC Mechanism is answered to do careful analysis;(b) this method is only used for calculating limited structure and property, is not suitable for by mixing conductance Material (LSCM of such as anode or the LSCF of cathode) and the pure performance for leading the electrode structure that ionic material (such as YSZ) mixes Prediction.And the property of the combined electrode structure mixed by three kinds or more materials is predicted.Because while LSCF and YSZ have There is ionic conductivity, but the two has different intrinsic conductivities.
Summary of the invention
The present invention be exactly in view of a) it is careful consider random morphology for develop the importance of combination electrode with B) two factors of the defect of existing SOFC combination electrode emulational computation propose a kind of solid oxide fuel cell compound electric The calculation method of polarity matter.
In order to solve the above technical problems, solution technical solution of the invention is: a kind of solid oxide fuel cell The calculation method of combination electrode property, includes the following steps:
(1) the porous of LSM/YSZ combination electrode is reconstructed using the method for spheric granules random distribution or electron-microscope scanning figure Random microstructure, and record the coordinate, radius and attribute of each particle.
(2) according to the length ruler of the porous random microstructure of the LSM/YSZ combination electrode of step (1) reconstruct It is very little, a regular matrix grid is constructed, and close by compareing each mesh point and reconstructing the mapping of obtained electrode structure System determines that the material phase attribute of the mesh point is indicated that the x, y, z respectively represent electronic material particle, ion material by x, y, z Expect particle, gas phase.
(3) by material phase the attribute x, y, z of mesh point in step (2), electronic material particle, ionic material particle, gas phase Information imports finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics, loaded ion charge conservation equation as input file, and is tying Potential boundary V1, V2 is arranged in structure both ends, and the electric current I by cross section is obtained by way of numerical solution.
(4) the effective ion conductivity for calculating the material isWherein, A is the combination electrode cross section Product, L are combination electrode geometric thickness.
The beneficial effects of the invention are that: the method that the present invention uses spheric granules random distribution first reconstructs combination electrode Random microscopic appearance, and explore the Regular grid characterization combination electrode random structure with different materials phase character information Pattern, and the method based on Regular grid prediction combination electrode relevant nature, for further research random structure pattern SOFC combination electrode is laid a good foundation.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is a kind of LSM/YSZ combination electrode micro-structure diagram of embodiment reconstruct of the method for the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a kind of LSM/YSZ combination electrode microstructure matrix grid figure of embodiment reconstruct of the method for the present invention.
Fig. 3 is that a kind of LSM/YSZ combination electrode microstructure matrix grid of embodiment reconstruct of the method for the present invention passes through it The solution schematic diagram of the electric current of cross section.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is done further by taking typical LSM/YSZ binary SOFC combination electrode as an example below with reference to attached drawing 1-3 Explanation, but should not limited the scope of the invention with this.
For convenience of explanation and understand technical solution of the present invention, illustrates the used noun of locality with attached drawing institute below Subject to the orientation of displaying.
A kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property (abbreviation method) of the present invention, feature exists In including the following steps:
(1) the porous random microcosmic knot of LSM/YSZ combination electrode is reconstructed using the method for spheric granules random distribution Structure (referring to Fig. 1), and record the coordinate, radius and attribute of each particle;The attribute of the particle is to lead electric particles or lead Ion particles.
(2) according to the length ruler of the porous random microstructure of the LSM/YSZ combination electrode of step (1) reconstruct It is very little, a regular matrix grid (referring to fig. 2) is constructed, and by compareing each mesh point and reconstructing obtained electrode structure Enantiomorphic relationship, determine that the material phase attribute of the mesh point is indicated by x, y, z, wherein the x, y, z respectively indicate electronics material Expect particle, ionic material particle, stomata.For example, can table if mesh point coordinate is in the radius for leading ion particles Be shown as (x, y, z, 0,0).WhereinFor the intrinsic conductivity of YSZ material.In this way, we can be by one Irregular structure is reduced to the Regular grid input file with different materials attribute information.
(3) by material phase the attribute x, y, z of mesh point in step (2), electronic material particle, ionic material particle, stomata) Information imports finite element software Comsol Multiphysics, loaded ion charge conservation equation as input file, and is tying Potential boundary V1, V2 is arranged in structure both ends, and the electric current I by cross section is obtained by way of numerical solution (referring to Fig. 3).
(4) the effective ion conductivity for calculating the material isWherein, A is that the combination electrode geometry is horizontal Sectional area, L are combination electrode geometric thickness.
May further calculate LSM/YSZ combination electrode some other such as electronic conductivity, porous media permeability, The nature parameters such as Diffusion of gas stream coefficient, thermal conductivity coefficient and pore-size distribution.
The method of the present invention, first using the random of the method reconstruct multicomponent SOFC combination electrode of spheric granules random distribution Then morphology.Then Regular grid is constructed directly against the combined electrode structure entirely reconstructed, and passes through comparison grid Point assigns corresponding material properties to each grid lattice point.Both not using the Regular grid research with random structure characteristic information Influence with microstructure appearance to combination electrode property.To avoid carrying out subnetting and numerical solution directly against random structure Bring a series of problems.These lattice point information are finally imported into effective electricity that finite element analysis software numerical value calculates combination electrode The related electrodes properties such as electron conductivity, effective ion conductivity, permeability, effective three-phase line length, pore radius distribution, thus Achieve the purpose that carry out exact value solution to random structure using regular grid.The method of the present invention is that further research is random Then structure and morphology SOFC combination electrode is laid a good foundation.According to the disclosure and teachings of the above specification, of the art Technical staff can also change and modify the above embodiment.Therefore, the invention is not limited to be disclosed above and retouch The specific embodiment stated should also be as falling into scope of protection of the claims of the invention to some modifications and changes of the invention It is interior.In addition, these terms are merely for convenience of description although using some specific terms in this specification, it is not right The present invention constitutes any restrictions.
The present invention does not address place and is suitable for the prior art.

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1. a kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property, which is characterized in that include the following steps:
(1) 3 dimensions for reconstructing multicomponent SOFC combination electrode using spheric granules random distribution method or electron-microscope scanning figure are porous Random morphology, and record the coordinate, radius and material properties of each particle;
(2) according to the length size of the porous random microstructure of step (1) reconstruct, a regular matrix net is constructed Lattice, and by compareing each mesh point and reconstructing the enantiomorphic relationship of obtained electrode structure, determine the material phase of the mesh point Attribute, the material phase attribute are indicated that x is electronic material particle by x, y, z, and y is ionic material particle, and z is stomata;
(3) finite element software Comsol is imported using the material phase attribute information of mesh point in step (2) as input file Multiphysics, loaded ion charge conservation equation, and potential boundary V1, V2 are set at structure both ends, pass through numerical solution Mode obtain the electric current I by cross section;
(4) the effective ion conductivity of calculating multicomponent SOFC combination electrode isWherein, A is the compound electric Pole geometrical surface, L are combination electrode geometric thickness.
2. a kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property according to claim 1, feature It is, the material properties of particle are to lead electric particles or lead ion particles in the step (1).
3. a kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property according to claim 1, feature Be, in the step (1) material properties of particle be mix electric particle i.e. can conductive son also can diversion.
4. a kind of calculation method of solid oxide fuel cell combination electrode property according to claim 1, feature It is, the material properties of particle are that pore creating material particle can conduction gas in the step (1).
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