... SOFC BOP components The BOP components of a SOFC system account for between 50% and 70% of the total system cost. Due to the high operating temperature of SOFC, the material of all BOP components ... parameters for the SOFC stack, afterburner, reformer and other BOP components. Section 3 presents the detailed designs of the various BOP components in the INER SOFC system. Section 4 presents and discusses ... and the optimal operating conditions between thermal components are revealed. In the present study, the afterburner and all the other major components in the BOP are analyzed and optimized using...