Pore scale 3D modelling of heat and mass transfer in the gas diffusion layer and cathode channel of a PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-467

  Kopanidis, A ^a   Theodorakakos, A ^b   Gavaises, M ^c   Bouris, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b Fluid Research Company   (Greece)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon cloth; CFD; PEM fuel cell; Pore scale geometry; Water vapour transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON CLOTHS; CFD; PEM FUEL CELL; PORE-SCALE GEOMETRY; WATER VAPOUR TRANSPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONDENSATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79151474141     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. T.A. Trabold, J.P. Owejan, D.L. Jacobson, M. Arif, and P.R. Huffman In-situ investigation of water transport in an operating PEM fuel cell using neutron radiography. Part 1 - experimental method and serpentine flow field results Int. J. Heat Mass Trans. 49 2006 4712 4720
2. J.P. Owejan, T.A. Trabold, D.L. Jacobson, D.R. Baker, D.S. Hussey, and M. Arif In-situ investigation of water transport in an operating PEM fuel cell using neutron radiography. Part 2 - transient water accumulation in an interdigitated cathode flow field Int. J. Heat Mass Trans. 49 2006 4721 4731
3. J.P. Owejan, T.A. Trabold, D.L. Jacobson, M. Arif, and S.G. Kandlikar Effects of flowfield and diffusion layer properties on water accumulation in a PEM fuel cell Int. J. Hydrogen. Energy. 32 2007 4489 4502
4. M. Grujicic, and K.M. Chittajallu Optimization of the cathode geometry in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells Chem. Eng. Sci. 59 2004 5883 5895
5. P. Quan, and M.C. Lai Numerical study of water management in the air flow channel of a PEM fuel cell cathode J. Power Sources 164 2007 222 237
6. P.M. Kumar, and A.K. Kolar Effect of cathode channel dimensions on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell Int. J. Thermal Sci. 49 2010 844 857
7. A. Su, F.B. Weng, C.Y. Hsu, and Y.M. Chen Studies on flooding in PEM fuel cell cathode channels Int. J. Hydrogen. Energy. 31 2006 1031 1039
8. P.T. Nguyen, T. Berning, and N. Djilali Computational model of a PEM fuel cell with serpentine gas flow channels J. Power Sources 130 2004 149 157
9. Y. Zong, B. Zhou, and A. Sobiesiak Water and thermal management in a single PEM fuel cell with non-uniform stack temperature J. Power Sources 161 2006 143 159
10. M. Khandelwal, and M.M. Mench Direct measurement of through-plane thermal conductivity and contact resistance in fuel cell materials J. Power Sources 161 2006 1106 1115
11. J.H. Nam, K.J. Lee, G.S. Hwang, C.J. Kim, and M. Kaviany Microporous layer for water morphology control in PEMFC Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 52 2009 2779 2791
12. C. Quick, D. Ritzinger, W. Lehnert, and C. Hartnig Characterization of water transport in gas diffusion media J. Power Sources 190 1 2009 110 120
13. N.P. Siegel, M.W. Ellis, D.J. Nelson, and M.R. von Spakovsky Single domain PEMFC model based on agglomerate catalyst geometry J. Power Sources 115 2003 81 89
14. A. Theodorakakos, T. Ous, M. Gavaises, J.M. Nouri, N. Nikolopoulos, and H. Yanagihara Dynamics of water droplets detached from porous surfaces of relevance to PEM fuel cells Int. J. Colloids Interface Sci. 300 2 2006 673 687
15. T. Ous, and C. Arcoumanis Visualisation of water droplets during the operation of PEM fuel cells J. Power Sources 173 1 2007 137 148
16. T. Ous, and C. Arcoumanis Visualisation of water accumulation in the flow channels of PEMFC under various operating conditions J. Power Sources 187 1 2009 182 189
17. S.Y. Yoon, J.W. Ross, M.M. Mench, and K.V. Sharp Gas-phase particle image velocimetry (PIV) for application to the design of fuel cell reactant flow channels J. Power Sources 160 2 2006 1017 1025
18. P.P. Mukherjee, and C.Y. Wang Stochastic microstructure reconstruction and direct numerical simulation of the PEFC catalyst layer J. Electrochem. Soc. 153 2006 A840 A849
19. B.V. Kasula, L. Mercado, P. Asinari, and M.R. von Spakovsky 3D microstructure reconstructions of solid oxide and proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes with applications to numerical simulations of reacting mixture flows using LBM, in Proc. ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress Exposition 6 2008 643 654
20. G. Inoue, T. Yoshimoto, Y. Matsukuma, and M. Minemoto Development of simulated gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and evaluation of its structure J. Power Sources 175 2008 145 158
21. J.W. Park, K. Jiao, and X. Li Numerical investigations on liquid water removal from the porous gas diffusion layer by reactant flow Appl. Energy Press. 2010 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.11.021
22. Kopanidis A., Theodorakakos A., Gavaises E., Bouris D., Direct Modelling of the Microscale Flow through a PEM Fuel Cell GDL and Channel, in: S. Colin, G.L. Morini, Proceedings of the first European Conference on Microfluidics, Bologna, Italy, (2008), μFlu'08-180.
23. Siegel N.P., Development and validation of a computational model for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, PhD thesis (2003) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
24. J.P. Feser, A.K. Prasad, and S.G. Advani Experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of gas diffusion layers J. Power Sources 162 2006 1226 1231
25. I. Verpoest, and S.V. Lomov Virtual textile composites software Wisetex: integration with micro-mechanical, permeability and structural analysis Comp. Sci. Technol. 65 15-16 2005 2563 2574
26. R. Roshandel, B. Farhanieh, and E. Saievar-Iranizad The effects of porosity distribution variation on PEM fuel cell performance Renewable Energy 30 2005 1557 1572
27. S.V. Patankar, and B.D. Spalding A calculation procedure for heat, mass and momentum transfer in three-dimensional parabolic flows Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 15 1972 1787 1806
28. A. Kopanidis, A. Theodorakakos, E. Gavaises, and D. Bouris 3D numerical simulation of flow and conjugate heat transfer through a pore scale model of open cell metal foam Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 53 11-12 2010 2539 2550
29. D. Bolton The Computation of equivalent potential temperature Monthly Weather Rev. 108 1980 1046 1053
30. 2O from 173.15 K to 473.15 K ASHRAE Transactions 89 2A 1983 500 519
31. ASHRAE Handbook, Fundamentals, SI Edition 2009 Ashrae ISBN 978-1-933742-55-7
32. Y.O. Devres Psychrometric properties of humid air: calculation procedures Appl. Energy 48 1994 1 18
33. P. Quan, B. Zhou, A. Sobiesiak, and Z. Liu Water behavior in serpentine micro-channel for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathode J. Power Sources 152 2005 131 145
34. M.H. Chang, F. Chen, and H.S. Teng Effects of two-phase transport in the cathode gas diffusion layer on the performance of a PEMFC J. Power Sources 160 2006 268 276
35. S.G. Kandlikar, and Z. Lu Thermal management issues in a PEMFC stack-A brief review of current status Appl. Thermal Eng. 29 2009 1276 1280
36. J. Yuan, M. Rokni, and B. Sunden A numerical investigation of gas flow and heat transfer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells Numer. Heat Transfer Part A 44 2003 255 280
37. I.S. Hussaini, and C.Y. Wang Visualization and quantification of cathode channel flooding in PEM fuel cells J. Power Sources 187 2009 444 451
38. J. Ramousse, S. Didierjean, O. Lottin, and D. Maillet Estimation of the effective thermal conductivity of carbon felts used as PEMFC Gas Diffusion Layers Int. J. Thermal Sci. 47 2008 1 6
39. E. Kikkinides, D. Bouris, D. Tsiplakides, G. Marnellos, and E. Smotkin Understanding Microscale Mechanisms in the Cathode Gas Diffusion Layer Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (2006-2008) 2008 General Secreteriat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development Greece-USA Collaboration-Final Report
40. J. Larminie, and A. Dick Fuel Cell Systems Explained 2003 Wiley ISBN 0470 84857X
41. A.S. Rawool, S.K. Mitra, and J.G. Pharoah An investigation of convective transport in micro proton-exchange membrane fuel cells J. Power Sources 162 2006 985 991
42. M. Coppo, N.P. Siegel, and M.R. von Spakovsky On the influence of temperature on PEM fuel cell operation J. Power Sources 159 2006 560 569
43. P.C. Sui, S. Kumar, and N. Djilali Advanced computational tools for PEM fuel cell design Part 2. Detailed experimental validation and parametric study J. Power Sources 180 2008 423 432
44. J.E. Dawes, N.S. Hanspal, O.A. Family, and A. Turan Three-dimensional CFD modelling of PEM fuel cells: an investigation into the effects of water flooding Chem. Eng. Sci. 64 2009 2781 2794