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Numerical Study on Effect of Flow Field Configuration on Air-Breathing Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Stacks

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  • Zhi Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
    National Industry-Education Platform for Energy Storage, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Tingting Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
    China North Engine Research Institute (Tianjin), NO. 96, Yongjin Road, Beichen District, Tianjin 300400, China)

  • Fuqiang Bai

    (State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
    Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China)

Abstract

Air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) show enormous potential in small and portable applications because of their brief construction time without the need for gas supply, humidification and cooling devices. In the current work, a 3D multiphase model of single air-breathing PEMFCs is developed by considering the contact resistance between the gas diffusion layer and bipolar plate and the anisotropic thermal conduction and electric conductive in the through-plane and in-plane directions. The 3D model presents good grid independence and agreement with the experimental polarization curve. The single PEMFC with the best open area ratio of 55% achieves the maximum peak power density of 179.3 mW cm −2 . For the fuel cell stack with 10 single fuel cells, the application of the anode window flow field is beneficial to improve the stack peak power density compared to the anode serpentine flow field. The developed model is capable of providing assistance in designing high-performance air-breathing PEMFC stacks.

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  • Zhi Liu & Tingting Sun & Fuqiang Bai, 2024. "Numerical Study on Effect of Flow Field Configuration on Air-Breathing Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Stacks," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:11:p:2501-:d:1400019
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    1. Jiangnan Song & Ying Huang & Yi Liu & Zongpeng Ma & Lunjun Chen & Taike Li & Xiang Zhang, 2022. "Numerical Investigation and Optimization of Cooling Flow Field Design for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-17, April.
    2. Sadiq T. Bunyan & Hayder A. Dhahad & Dhamyaa S. Khudhur & Talal Yusaf, 2023. "The Effect of Flow Field Design Parameters on the Performance of PEMFC: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-62, June.
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