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Research On The Flow Field Of The Pemfc Bipolar Plate Based On The Tree-Like Fractal Theory

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  • XINYU WAN

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

  • JIYIN CAO

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

  • XIA YANG

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

  • LONGFEI WANG

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

  • YUANCHAO CHEN

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

  • BEIBEI CHENG

    (Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical, Equipment Intensification and Intrinsic Safety, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China2Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology, Research Center of Green Chemical Equipment, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China)

Abstract

Tree-like branching structures occur in both natural and artificial transport systems, which have fascinated multidisciplinary researchers to study and apply the transport mechanisms of tree-like branching structures for decades. In this paper, the flow field of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with a Y-shaped tree-like fractal structure was studied utilizing Murray’s law in fractal theory. The polarization curve, gas concentration distribution, water concentration distribution, pressure drop distribution, and current density distribution of the PEMFC are numerically simulated in this research, and the transmission law is analyzed with different channel branching angles (70∘, 75∘, 80∘). The results demonstrate that the optimal branching angle of the designed tree-like fractal flow field is 75∘. When compared to a parallel flow field under identical conditions, the maximum output power density of the fractal flow field with a branching angle of 75∘ is 26.7% higher. The optimal angle of 75∘ for symmetric branching flow derived from Murray’s law was shown to be applicable to the flow field design of the fuel cell, improving the transport characteristics of the reaction gases and the overall performance of the PEMFC. This research may provide further references for the design of flow fields in fuel cells.

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  • Xinyu Wan & Jiyin Cao & Xia Yang & Longfei Wang & Yuanchao Chen & Beibei Cheng, 2023. "Research On The Flow Field Of The Pemfc Bipolar Plate Based On The Tree-Like Fractal Theory," FRACTALS (fractals), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 31(08), pages 1-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:fracta:v:31:y:2023:i:08:n:s0218348x23401850
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X23401850
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