Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC
Hydrogen is one of the modern energy carriers, but its storage and practical use of the newest hydrogen technologies in real operation conditions still is a task of future investigations. This work describes the experimental hydrogen hybrid energy system (HHS). HHS is part of a laboratory off-grid s...
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| description | Hydrogen is one of the modern energy carriers, but its storage and practical use of the newest hydrogen technologies in real operation conditions still is a task of future investigations. This work describes the experimental hydrogen hybrid energy system (HHS). HHS is part of a laboratory off-grid system that stores electricity gained from photovoltaic panels (PVs). This system includes hydrogen production and storage units and NEXA Ballard low-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Fuel cell (FC) loses a significant part of heat during converting chemical energy into electricity. The main purpose of the study was to explore the heat distribution phenomena across the FC NEXA Ballard stack during load with the next heat transfer optimization. The operation of the FC with insufficient cooling can lead to its overheating or even cell destruction. The cause of this undesirable state is studied with the help of infrared thermography and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling with heat transfer simulation across the stack. The distribution of heat in the stack under various loads was studied, and local points of overheating were determined. Based on the obtained data of the cooling air streamlines and velocity profiles, few ways of the heat distribution optimization along the stack were proposed. This optimization was achieved by changing the original shape of the FC cooling duct. The stable condition of the FC stack at constant load was determined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-107d4bba82754a238a157d167bce62e92023-11-21T15:31:57ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-04-01148218210.3390/en14082182Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFCArtem Chesalkin0Petr Kacor1Petr Moldrik2ENET Centre—Research Centre of Energy Units for Utilization of Non Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-TUO, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering, VŠB-TUO, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering, VŠB-TUO, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicHydrogen is one of the modern energy carriers, but its storage and practical use of the newest hydrogen technologies in real operation conditions still is a task of future investigations. This work describes the experimental hydrogen hybrid energy system (HHS). HHS is part of a laboratory off-grid system that stores electricity gained from photovoltaic panels (PVs). This system includes hydrogen production and storage units and NEXA Ballard low-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Fuel cell (FC) loses a significant part of heat during converting chemical energy into electricity. The main purpose of the study was to explore the heat distribution phenomena across the FC NEXA Ballard stack during load with the next heat transfer optimization. The operation of the FC with insufficient cooling can lead to its overheating or even cell destruction. The cause of this undesirable state is studied with the help of infrared thermography and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling with heat transfer simulation across the stack. The distribution of heat in the stack under various loads was studied, and local points of overheating were determined. Based on the obtained data of the cooling air streamlines and velocity profiles, few ways of the heat distribution optimization along the stack were proposed. This optimization was achieved by changing the original shape of the FC cooling duct. The stable condition of the FC stack at constant load was determined.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2182hydrogenfuel cellshydrogen hybrid energy systemthermographyCFD modelingheat transfer |
| spellingShingle | Artem Chesalkin Petr Kacor Petr Moldrik Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC Energies hydrogen fuel cells hydrogen hybrid energy system thermography CFD modeling heat transfer |
| title | Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC |
| title_full | Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC |
| title_fullStr | Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC |
| title_short | Heat Transfer Optimization of NEXA Ballard Low-Temperature PEMFC |
| title_sort | heat transfer optimization of nexa ballard low temperature pemfc |
| topic | hydrogen fuel cells hydrogen hybrid energy system thermography CFD modeling heat transfer |
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