Study of the effects of flow channel with non-uniform cross-sectional area on PEMFC species and heat transfer. (English) Zbl 1227.80017
Summary: We investigate the performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The results show that an inclination of \(0.75^\circ \) in the flow channel can effectively increase the current density generated by almost 9.5% and the maximum power density by 8%. With the use of more tapered channels the distribution of the reactants in the porous media leads to a better effective oxygen distribution, affecting directly the heat transfer inside the cell. In contrast, the pressure drop in the flow channel increase by factors of approximately 2 and 3.5 for angles of \(0.5^\circ \) and \(0.75^\circ \), respectively.
MSC:
| 80A20 | Heat and mass transfer, heat flow (MSC2010) |
| 76S05 | Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage |
| 76W05 | Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics |
| 76M12 | Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics |
| 80M12 | Finite volume methods applied to problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer |
Keywords:
CFD analysis; process intensification; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; energy; multiphase heat and mass transferReferences:
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