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Stack/System Development for High-Temperature Electrolysis

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High Temperature Electrolysis

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In order to design a high performing and durable SOE stack or system, all the relevant length-scales should be addressed using different approaches and tools, and all the components of the Balance-of-Plant need to be properly dimensioned and integrated.  This chapter adresses the requirements of building an SOE stack and system with an optimised performance and durability.

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    Hamza Moussaoui, Vanja Subotić, Jan Van herle, Ligang Wang, Xinyi Wei & Hangyu Yu

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Moussaoui, H., Subotić, V., Van herle, J., Wang, L., Wei, X., Yu, H. (2023). Stack/System Development for High-Temperature Electrolysis. In: Laguna-Bercero, M.A. (eds) High Temperature Electrolysis. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 95. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22508-6_12

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