Introduction electrochemical power generation

This chapter provides an introduction to SOFC technology for stationary power generation. A 2D numerical model is developed by coupling the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology with the electrochemical and chemical reaction kinetics. The rates of chemical reaction and electrochemical reaction as well as corresponding reaction heats are implemented in the CFD model as source terms. 

Mitochondria are known as the "power plants" of aerobic cells, the primary function of which is fatty acid oxidation to CO2 and H2O, and ATP synthesis. As mentioned in the INTRODUCTION, the chemiosmotic hypothesis of Mitchell suggests that coupled electron and ion movements are crucial to redox protein chain energy transduction into ATP movement. The key questions to be answered are (i) how are electrochemical potential gradients (Ap/Ax) of protons across the biomembranes generated, (ii) how are electrons, ions and chemical species transported across the membrane, and (iii) how are such potential gradients (Ap/Ax) used to drive the synthesis of ATP ... 

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