Title of article
Optimization of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance by Geometrical Changes
Author/Authors
Ahmadi, Nima Mechanical Engineering Department - Urmia University of Technology - Urmia , Rezazadeh, Sajad Mechanical Engineering Department - Urmia University of Technology - Urmia , Asgharikia, Mehdi Mechanical Engineering Department - Elm-o-Fan University of Technology - Urmia , Shabahangnia, Ehsan Mechanical Engineering Department - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Pages
18
From page
89
To page
106
Abstract
Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics in house-code of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) has been developed. The conservation equations are numerically solved using finite volume technique. One of the important goals of this research is the investigation of the variation of bipolar plates width effect on the fuel cell performance compared with the conventional model, which is highlighted in the results section with more details. Additionally, in the following, we investigated numerically and experimentally, the effect of posing the single prominence on the GDL layers in the middle of the gas channels. The results indicate the noticeable increasing in current density at the same voltages, by comparing with the base model. Also, the optimum size of the prominences is obtained from experiments and simulations. To validate the numerical procedure and experimental tests, the results compared with available experimental data which show good agreement.
Keywords
Current density , CFD , GDL prominence , Geometrical configuration , PEMFC
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2429077
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