Title :
Simulation of Flow Field Manifold for PEM Fuel Cell
Author :
Anand, Priya ; Mahesh, R. ; Rajaram, Maringanti ; Raveendran, Reshma
Author_Institution :
DaimlerChrysler Res. & Technol. India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Abstract :
A model for simulating the flow field of a PEM fuel cell is presented. The effects of not only reaction and two-phase flow but also that of stoichiometric ratio on the flow-field of a fuel cell stack was studied. The aim is to highlight the importance of considering the above effects while doing a fuel cell system-level-analysis and design. These results help in better selection of the geometry to achieve uniform flow field and better evaluation of the pressure required to get the flow.
Keywords :
chemically reactive flow; electric vehicles; flow simulation; manifolds; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; stoichiometry; two-phase flow; PEM fuel cell; flow field manifold simulation; flow-field stoichiometric ratio; reaction flow; two-phase flow; Biomembranes; Chemicals; Fuel cells; Geometry; Hydraulic diameter; Hydrogen; Manifolds; Polymers; Viscosity; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2006. ICEHV '06. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pune
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9794-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9794-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEHV.2006.352273
