Transient thermal effects in a fuel processor for high temperature SOFC stacks

Fuel processing is a fundamental step in any fuel cell system fuelled with hydrocarbons. This work focuses on the development of the model of one reactor of the Fuel Processor unit being developed by Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited: the SCSO (Selective Catalytic Sulphur Oxidation). The transient model has been validated against experimental data: attained results are shown to demonstrate both the accuracy of results and the validity of modelling approach.