Numerical Modeling of an Innovative Bipolar Plate Design Based on the Leaf Venation Patterns for PEM Fuel Cells

  • سال انتشار: 1391
  • محل انتشار: ماهنامه بین المللی مهندسی، دوره: 25، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_IJE-25-3_021
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 914
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نویسندگان

f Arbabi

Energy Engineering Department, Sharif Energy Research Institute (SERI), Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box ۱۱۳۶۵-۹۵۶۷, Tehran-Iran

r roshandel

Energy Engineering Department, Sharif Energy Research Institute (SERI), Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box ۱۱۳۶۵-۹۵۶۷, Tehran-Iran

g karimi moghaddam

Energy Engineering Department, Sharif Energy Research Institute (SERI), Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box ۱۱۳۶۵-۹۵۶۷, Tehran-Iran

چکیده

Flow channel design on bipolar plates has a direct effect on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell performance. It has been found out that the flow field design has a deterministic role on the masstransport and water management, and therefore on the achieved power in PEM Fuel cells. This studyconcentrates on improvements in the fuel cell performance through optimization of channel dimensions and configuration. To find an optimized state, a two dimensional numerical model of the flow distribution based on the Navier-Stokes equations and by use of an individual computer code ispresented. The simulated results showed a very good agreement with the experimental results obtained in previous works. Finally, numerical simulation has been conducted to investigate the advantages of a newly proposed pattern with inspiration from plant leaves. The main design criteria are focused on lesspressure drop and more uniform pressure and velocity distributions throughout the flow channels. It was found that both velocity and pressure fields are much more homogeneous in the new channel design; therefore, it is expected to produce a more uniform dispersal of reactants over the GDL and the catalyst layer, which in turn causes the efficiency to enhance

کلیدواژه ها

Fuel Cells,Bipolar Plate,Flow Field Design,Computational Modeling,Leaf Venation Pattern

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