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    高压雾化喷涂制备SOFC玻璃基密封层及其几何参数对气密性能的影响

    Preparation of SOFC glass-based sealing layer by high-pressure atomization spraying and effect of its geometric parameters on gas-tightness performance

    • 摘要: 固体氧化物燃料电池(Solid Oxide Fuel Cell,SOFC)电堆运行过程中,密封层通常处于由相邻组件限定的狭小空间内,其几何约束条件对密封性能具有重要影响。为更加准确地分析电堆真实运行过程中气密性能,本文采用高压雾化喷涂技术制备玻璃基密封层。参考SOFC电堆实际构造,设计具有特定高度凸台的测试夹具,该凸台在加载过程中会与相邻组件接触,并使部分外加载荷由凸台结构承担,从而限制密封层的最大压缩变形,进而模拟电堆中几何受限条件下的密封状态。验证高压雾化喷涂法制备SOFC玻璃基密封层的可行性,并重点探究了密封层在气体泄漏最短路径上的长度(密封宽度)对气密性能的影响,以及密封层在负载下被压缩后的最终厚度(密封高度)与密封层在喷涂后/烧结软化前的厚度(密封厚度)的匹配关系。结果表明:高压雾化喷涂制备的玻璃基密封层高温烧结后结构均匀致密,与连接体界面结合紧密。在本试验参数范围内,增大密封宽度可有效降低气体泄漏速率。密封层厚度和密封高度即使比例一致也不能保证良好的气密性能,其密封效果仍依赖于密封高度和密封层厚度的绝对差值。密封层在750 ℃、进气压力6 kPa时,经历300 h长期热稳定性测试与8次热循环测试后,气体泄漏速率小于0.0034 mL/(min·cm),展现出优良的结构稳定性与抗热循环能力。

       

      Abstract: During the operation of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack, the sealant layer is usually confined in the narrow space defined by adjacent components, and its geometric constraints exert a crucial impact on sealing performance. To more accurately analyze the hermetic performance of SOFC stacks under actual operating conditions, High-pressure atomization spraying technology was adopted to prepare glass-based sealant layers. Referring to the actual structure of SOFC stacks, a test fixture with bosses of specific heights was designed. These bosses come into contact with adjacent components during the loading process, and part of the external load is borne by the boss structure, thereby limiting the maximum compressive deformation of the sealant layer and simulating the sealing state under geometrically constrained conditions in the stack. The feasibility of preparing SOFC glass-based sealant layers by high-pressure atomization spraying was verified. Meanwhile, the focus was placed on investigating the influence of the sealant width (the length of the sealant layer along the shortest gas leakage path) on hermetic performance, as well as the matching relationship between the sealant height (the spacing between adjacent components where the sealant layer is located) and the sealant thickness (the thickness of the sealant layer after spraying and before sintering softening). The results indicate that the glass-based sealant layers prepared by high-pressure atomization spraying exhibit a uniform and dense structure after high-temperature sintering, with tight interfacial bonding to the SUS430 interconnect. Within the range of experimental parameters in this study, increasing the sealant width can effectively reduce the gas leakage rate. Even if the ratio of sealant thickness to sealant height remains consistent, it cannot guarantee favorable hermetic performance; The sealing effect still depends on the absolute difference between the sealant height and the sealant thickness. At 750 ℃ with an inlet pressure of 6 kPa, the sealant layer underwent a 300 h long-term thermal stability test and 8 thermal cycle tests, and the gas leakage rate was less than 0.003 4 mL/(min·cm), demonstrating excellent structural stability and thermal cycle resistance.

       

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