Fuel ejector design and simulation model for anodic recirculation SOFC system

In this paper, a new modeling technique for fuel ejectors with high entrainment ratio, low pressure increment and over heated working gases in an anodic recirculation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system is presented. By utilizing the thermodynamic, fluid dynamic principles and chemical constraints inside ejectors and employing a two-dimensional function to compute fluid velocity, the developed model involves no more than nine algebraic equations and this is very simple compared to all existing models. The detailed procedures for fuel ejector design and simulation are provided and its effectiveness is verified through simulation and compared with testing results. It shows that the proposed model is more accurate than presently available models, and therefore can be better used for ejector design and performance simulations. The ejector performances for both situations of stand-alone and integrated into the SOFC system are also studied.