Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC
We added microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs) into the homemade antifreeze fluid to take advantage of the latent heat of phase change materials, and explored the possibility of solving the cold start problem of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) with variable specific heat capac...
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| author | Sitong Chen Shubo Wang Xueke Wang Weiwei Li Baorui Liang Tong Zhu Xiaofeng Xie |
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| description | We added microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs) into the homemade antifreeze fluid to take advantage of the latent heat of phase change materials, and explored the possibility of solving the cold start problem of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) with variable specific heat capacity antifreeze. The physical and chemical properties of the MPCMs and their suspensions were tested, and a PEMFC platform for cold start with a thermal management system was established to compare the exothermic performance of MPCS and commercial antifreeze fluid. According to the output voltage, temperature and polarization curves before and after cold start, the MPCMs has a stronger heat transfer capacity than the commercial antifreeze fluid, and the addition of MPCMs can transform the latent heat generated during the phase transition into apparent specific heat capacity, leading to a better solution to the problem of PEMFC cold start. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d191ca49f4a4b4489a32561852034dd2023-11-21T11:15:13ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-03-01146151410.3390/ma14061514Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFCSitong Chen0Shubo Wang1Xueke Wang2Weiwei Li3Baorui Liang4Tong Zhu5Xiaofeng Xie6School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaBeijing Institute of Space Launch Technology, Beijing 100076, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaWe added microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs) into the homemade antifreeze fluid to take advantage of the latent heat of phase change materials, and explored the possibility of solving the cold start problem of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) with variable specific heat capacity antifreeze. The physical and chemical properties of the MPCMs and their suspensions were tested, and a PEMFC platform for cold start with a thermal management system was established to compare the exothermic performance of MPCS and commercial antifreeze fluid. According to the output voltage, temperature and polarization curves before and after cold start, the MPCMs has a stronger heat transfer capacity than the commercial antifreeze fluid, and the addition of MPCMs can transform the latent heat generated during the phase transition into apparent specific heat capacity, leading to a better solution to the problem of PEMFC cold start.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/6/1514proton exchange membrane fuel cellmicroencapsulated phase change suspensioncold startthermophysical propertiesthermal management |
| spellingShingle | Sitong Chen Shubo Wang Xueke Wang Weiwei Li Baorui Liang Tong Zhu Xiaofeng Xie Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC Materials proton exchange membrane fuel cell microencapsulated phase change suspension cold start thermophysical properties thermal management |
| title | Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC |
| title_full | Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC |
| title_fullStr | Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC |
| title_short | Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Suspension for Cold Start of PEMFC |
| title_sort | microencapsulated phase change material suspension for cold start of pemfc |
| topic | proton exchange membrane fuel cell microencapsulated phase change suspension cold start thermophysical properties thermal management |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/6/1514 |
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