Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) promise interesting energy conversion systems for mobile and stationary usage. High temperatures enable the use of a variety of hydrocarbons fuels. These temperatures intensify chemical reactions, and a compromise between beneficial and harmful side effects on a SOFC has to be defined. For economic reasons, a SOFC design is required, applicable for batch-production leading to a staple of finely arranged structures to separate fuel and oxidizing agent reliably. In this work, we apply a holistic approach to include macro- and microstructural details into a holistic numerical model. A newly developed self-healing material is investigated. Using subroutine techniques in ABAQUS, we could simulate self-healing materials under realistic conditions, and derive understanding of failure mechanism paths to forecast material over service lifetime.
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