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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2015, Article ID 172876, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/172876
Research Article

Numerical Investigation of Anode Thickness on the Performance and Heat/Mass Transport Phenomenon for an Anode-Supported SOFC Button Cell

Shiang-Wuu Perng and Chang-Ren Chen

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kun Shan University, Tainan 710, Taiwan

Received 10 September 2014; Accepted 7 December 2014

Academic Editor: Mohamed Bououdina

Copyright © 2015 Shiang-Wuu Perng and Chang-Ren Chen. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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