Numerical method of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell - single domain approach

• Autorzy: Stępień M. , Bogusławski A. , Bourgeois M.
• Konferencja: "Modelling of Multiphase Flows in Thermo-Chemical Systems. Advanced Measurement Techniques" / sympozjum [5th; September 2nd - 4th, 2005; Stawiska near Gdansk, Poland]
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents mathematical model of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. In the model steady state conditions were assumed. Electrochemical reactions take place in anode and cathode catalyst layers. The system of transport equations that describes the operation of the fuel cell was solved in flow channels, diffusion layers, catalyst layers and membrane using commercial CFD code Fluent. The electrochemical precesses occuring in certain elements of fuel cell were modelled by definition of special source terms in transport equations. Fluent software in basic version is not capable to model electrochemical reactions. Therefore it was necessary to perform some modifications of standard code by writing additional subroutines according to User Defined Functions coding capability of Fluent. After analysis of their possible aplica-tions it was assumed that they are suitable for modelling of electrochemical reactions which take place in PEM fuel cell.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

PEM fuel cell; polymer electrolyte membrane; CFD; computational fluid dynamics CFD

PL

membrana polimerowa; elektrolit polimerowy; ogniwo paliwowe; CFD; komputerowa mechanika płynów

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Częstochowskiej
• Czasopismo: Turbulence : international journal
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11
• Strony: 75--87
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 8 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Stępień M.

• Institute of Thermal Machinery, Częstochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland

autor

Bogusławski A.

• Institute of Thermal Machinery, Częstochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland

autor

Bourgeois M.

• Institute of Thermal Machinery, Częstochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland

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