Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle

In order to study the matching characteristics of the positive displacement air compressor and the PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cells), air supply subsystem, the basic operating performance parameters of the scroll and single-screw air compressors were analyzed with the focus on the oil-free...

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Main Authors: Jian Sun, Bin Peng, Bingguo Zhu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7329
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description In order to study the matching characteristics of the positive displacement air compressor and the PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cells), air supply subsystem, the basic operating performance parameters of the scroll and single-screw air compressors were analyzed with the focus on the oil-free double-wrap scroll compressor. According to the thermodynamic model and three-dimensional unsteady-state numerical simulation, the variation of the temperature, pressure, and velocity was obtained. Besides, under the rated operating condition of the compressor, the inlet and outlet mass flow rate of the fluid in the working chamber with the orbiting angle of the crank was achieved. Based on the built test platform, the actual working process of scroll and screw compressors was analyzed. This study indicates that the volume flow can be significantly increased by improving the speed of the positive displacement compressor. Based on the experimental measurement, when the height of the scroll tooth of the scroll compressor increases by 5 mm, the volume flow of the prototype SC2 increases by 0.17 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi><mn>3</mn></msup><mrow><mo>/</mo><mi>min</mi></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the exhaust temperature is reduced by 13 °C at the rated speed.
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spelling doaj.art-4a3e42eda7b144069457d3aef6a2c7112023-12-03T13:26:27ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011421732910.3390/en14217329Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for VehicleJian Sun0Bin Peng1Bingguo Zhu2School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaIn order to study the matching characteristics of the positive displacement air compressor and the PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cells), air supply subsystem, the basic operating performance parameters of the scroll and single-screw air compressors were analyzed with the focus on the oil-free double-wrap scroll compressor. According to the thermodynamic model and three-dimensional unsteady-state numerical simulation, the variation of the temperature, pressure, and velocity was obtained. Besides, under the rated operating condition of the compressor, the inlet and outlet mass flow rate of the fluid in the working chamber with the orbiting angle of the crank was achieved. Based on the built test platform, the actual working process of scroll and screw compressors was analyzed. This study indicates that the volume flow can be significantly increased by improving the speed of the positive displacement compressor. Based on the experimental measurement, when the height of the scroll tooth of the scroll compressor increases by 5 mm, the volume flow of the prototype SC2 increases by 0.17 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi><mn>3</mn></msup><mrow><mo>/</mo><mi>min</mi></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the exhaust temperature is reduced by 13 °C at the rated speed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7329PEMFCpositive displacement compressorscroll compressorscrew compressorcomputational fluid dynamicstest research
spellingShingle Jian Sun
Bin Peng
Bingguo Zhu
Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
Energies
PEMFC
positive displacement compressor
scroll compressor
screw compressor
computational fluid dynamics
test research
title Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
title_full Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
title_fullStr Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
title_full_unstemmed Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
title_short Performance Analysis and Test Research of PEMFC Oil-Free Positive Displacement Compressor for Vehicle
title_sort performance analysis and test research of pemfc oil free positive displacement compressor for vehicle
topic PEMFC
positive displacement compressor
scroll compressor
screw compressor
computational fluid dynamics
test research
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7329
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