Update on numerical model for the performance prediction of a PEM Fuel Cell

A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model developed for a 50 cm2 Fuel Cell with parallel and serpentine flow field bipolar plates was presented in an article published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010) 11,533–11,550 [1]. The experimental validation details were presented as...

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Autores: Iranzo Paricio, José Alfredo, Muñoz, Miguel, Pino Lucena, Francisco Javier, Rosa Iglesias, Manuel Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/167754
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/167754
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.102
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fuel Cell
Numerical model
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multiphase flow
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Sumario:A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model developed for a 50 cm2 Fuel Cell with parallel and serpentine flow field bipolar plates was presented in an article published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010) 11,533–11,550 [1]. The experimental validation details were presented as well in an article published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010) 11,437–11,447 [2]. A good agreement between numerical results and experimental measurements were obtained except for the high current density region where mass-transport limitations dominate the voltage loss. This short communication presents an update on the last simulations performed, where an improved prediction of the polarization curve is obtained. The physical and computational aspects of the reasons underlying the improvement of the results are discussed.