Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, or polymer electrolyte fuel cell, (PEMFC) has received a significant amount of attention for green energy applications due to its low carbon emission and less other toxic pollution capacity. Herein, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamic m...
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| author | Imtiaz Ali Soomro Fida Hussain Memon Waqas Mughal Muhammad Ali Khan Wajid Ali Yong Liu Kyung Hyun Choi Khalid Hussain Thebo |
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| description | Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, or polymer electrolyte fuel cell, (PEMFC) has received a significant amount of attention for green energy applications due to its low carbon emission and less other toxic pollution capacity. Herein, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamic model. The values of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, exchange coefficient, reference current density (RCD), and porosity values of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) were taken from the published literature. The results demonstrate that the performance of the cell is improved by modifying temperature and operating pressure. Current density is shown to degrade with the rising temperature as explored in this study. The findings show that at 353 K, the current density decreases by 28% compared to that at 323 K. In contrast, studies have shown that totally humidified gas passing through the gas channel results in a 10% higher current density yield, and that an evaluation of a 19% higher RCD value results in a similar current density yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45fcdeae3da846f1b6cf8164745628cf2023-11-17T12:34:03ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752023-02-0113325910.3390/membranes13030259Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation StudyImtiaz Ali Soomro0Fida Hussain Memon1Waqas Mughal2Muhammad Ali Khan3Wajid Ali4Yong Liu5Kyung Hyun Choi6Khalid Hussain Thebo7College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, ChinaDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Quaid-E-Awam University of Engineeirng, Science, and Technology, Nawabshah 67480, PakistanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of KoreaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, ChinaDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Metal Research, Chinese Acadmey of Sciences (CAS), Wehua Road, Shenyang 110016, ChinaProton exchange membrane fuel cell, or polymer electrolyte fuel cell, (PEMFC) has received a significant amount of attention for green energy applications due to its low carbon emission and less other toxic pollution capacity. Herein, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamic model. The values of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, exchange coefficient, reference current density (RCD), and porosity values of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) were taken from the published literature. The results demonstrate that the performance of the cell is improved by modifying temperature and operating pressure. Current density is shown to degrade with the rising temperature as explored in this study. The findings show that at 353 K, the current density decreases by 28% compared to that at 323 K. In contrast, studies have shown that totally humidified gas passing through the gas channel results in a 10% higher current density yield, and that an evaluation of a 19% higher RCD value results in a similar current density yield.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/259temperaturerelative humidityexchange coefficientcurrent densityporosity |
| spellingShingle | Imtiaz Ali Soomro Fida Hussain Memon Waqas Mughal Muhammad Ali Khan Wajid Ali Yong Liu Kyung Hyun Choi Khalid Hussain Thebo Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study Membranes temperature relative humidity exchange coefficient current density porosity |
| title | Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study |
| title_full | Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study |
| title_short | Influence of Operating and Electrochemical Parameters on PEMFC Performance: A Simulation Study |
| title_sort | influence of operating and electrochemical parameters on pemfc performance a simulation study |
| topic | temperature relative humidity exchange coefficient current density porosity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/259 |
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