SOFC Plate Heat Exchanger smk

Systeme Metall Kunststoff

  • SOFC plate heat exchanger has maximum thermal efficiency of more than 95 %
  • Temperatures up to 1000° C
  • Low pressure drop <20 mbar
  • Can be customized from single stand-alone units till large industrial cluster applications
  • Can also be customized for SOEC systems
  • Over 30 years of experience in the production of heat exchangers

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SOFC plate heat exchanger smk

  • This plate heat exchanger is a counterflow heat exchanger
  • It has heat transfer plate geometry with corrugated profile
  • Heat transfer and pressure drop can be adjusted by profile characteristics
  • Pressure drop and efficiency are scalable via number of gas channels
  • There is no standard dimensions since this plate heat exchanger can be completely customized
  • SOFC plate heat exchanger can also be customized for SOEC systems
  • The heat exchangers are designed with CFD and thermomechanical simulations
  • Thus in customer's overall system it contributes to,
    • Excellent electrical efficiency : > 65 %
    • High thermal efficiency : >95 %
    • With low pressure drop : < 20 mbar
    • Enable stable operation of the system even in the low partial load range
  • Usable for all SOFC and SOEC applications (air and/or fuel flows)
  • SMK is supplier for two largest manufacturers in USA and Germany
  • They have delivered 50+ units for first equipment of 20 kW stationary power generation units
  • They have delivered first equipment for 110 kW / 240 kW reversable system (power generation and hydrogen electrolysis / rSOC)

Key features

  • Interfaces:
    • Connection positions/sizes/geometries are adapted to customers application
    • Customized integration of interfaces for sensors
    • Easy integration - all connections on one side
  • Materials and manufacturing process:
    • Corrosion resistant steels for high temperature air/hydrogen applications
    • 100% laser-welded heat exchangers with process monitoring
    • 100% leak testing of gas channels before further processing
  • Scale of heat exchanger:
    • Customer specific design from single stand-alone units till large industrial cluster applications

Application areas

  • SOFC systems for electricity generation
  • SOEC systems for hydrogen generation
  • Facilities for synthetic fuel generation

Recent SOFC heat exchanger projects

  • SMK are part of the government project 'hydrogen future' and develop a modular hot box design
  • Cooperative projects with educational and research institutions on catalytic coating for heat exchangers
  • Robustness increase project for pressures up to 9 bar in large electrolyser plants
  • Cooperation with 17 companies worldwide for SOFC/SOEC projects

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Brand smk
Type of Heat Exchanger Plate Heat Exchanger
Pressure Drop (in bar) 0.02
Flow Configuration Counter Flow
Electrical Efficiency (in%) 65
Manufacturing Readiness (MRL) 0
Technology Readiness (TRL) 0
Thermal Efficiency (in %) 95
Max Number of Plates 80
Max Ambient Temperature (in °C) 1000
Min Number of Plates 10
Systeme Metall Kunststoff

SMK develops application-specific heat exchangers, reformers, control valves and gas generators for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) systems. With two engineering plants in Germany and the global footprint of Kaizhong Group, SMK supplies customer specific solutions directly to your factory. With 75 years of experience in forming and welding stainless steel for high temperature applications, SMK transforms the know-how gained from the automotive industry into the future of hydrogen economy.

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