Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation and Design of PEM Fuel Cell
Editors
Y. Tao; C. Ma
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2009
Publication Title
UECTC'09 - Proceedings of 2009 US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference - Renewable Energy
Publisher
ASME
Abstract
In the present work, three-dimensional CFD modelings of flow, heat transfer and electrochemical processes in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are performed for the purpose of improving PEM fuel cell efficiency. Different designs were examined and a new bipolar plate design was proposed. The predicted results from the developed model were first compared with the available measurements, and very good agreement was achieved. Numerical results showed that flow field distributions inside the cell can be greatly improved with the proposed PEMFC design and the polarization curve of the PEM fuel cell can be greatly enhanced compared with the baseline design.
Keywords
Computational fluid dynamics; Heat – Transmission; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Disciplines
Applied Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Wu, J.,
Nie, J.,
Chen, Y.
(2009).
Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation and Design of PEM Fuel Cell. In Y. Tao; C. Ma,
UECTC'09 - Proceedings of 2009 US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference - Renewable Energy
ASME.