Nakajo, ArataMueller, FabianBrouwer, JacobVan Herle, JanFavrat, Daniel2012-06-292012-06-292012-06-29201210.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.043https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/82471WOS:000304976300033Electrochemical and mechanical aspects in solid oxide fuel cell stack must be understood to meet the reliability targets for market implementation. This study presents a stack modelling framework that combines thermo-electrochemical models, including degradation and a contact finite-element thermo-mechanical model. It considers rate-independent plasticity and creep of the component materials and proposes periodic boundary conditions to model the stacking of repeating units. This Part I focuses on the effects of the operating conditions and design alternatives.Solid oxide fuel cellThermal stressesDegradationCreepContact analysisOxide Fuel-CellsThermal-Stress AnalysisSr-Doped Lamno3Yttria-Stabilized ZirconiaElectrode-KineticsDegradationProbabilityDepositionCathodestext::journal::journal article::research article