Index Analysis of a Nonlinear PDAE System Desribing a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
K. Chudej, V. Petzet, S. Scherdel, H. J. Pesch, K. Schittkowski, P. Heidebrecht,
K. Sundmacher: ZAMM, Vol. 85, 132-140 (2005)
Abstract:
Without combustion, molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC) convert chemical energy contained in fuel and oxidizer to electric energy via electro-chemical
reaction. Performance and service life of MCFCs depends on its operating temperature. So control of the operation temperature within a specified range
and reducing temperature fluctuations is highly desirable. In a first step towards this goal numerical simulations are computed
and an index analysis of the partial differential-algebraic equation system (PDAE) is given.
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