The use of mathematical model to evaluate the material balance of a solid oxide electrolyser

Abstract

The effective use of solid oxide electrolysers is a promising solution for the energy sector and industry in general. Therefore, scientists all over the world are conducting research on improving the electrolysers' efficiency and reliability. In this paper, a mathematical model of the material balance for a solid oxide electrolyser is considered, which allows optimizing the operating parameters of existing equipment and newly designed equipment. In particular, special attention is focused on studying the effect of the operating parameters of electrochemical plants of planar design during electrolysis on the composition of reaction products. The relation between the compositions of reagents at the inlet and products at the outlet is determined on the basis of calculated data for a planar solid oxide electrolyser using mathematical modeling in comparison with experimental data.