CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM
A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an electrolytic cell that converts chemical energy of hydrogen reacting with oxygen into electrical energy. To meet increasingly stringent application needs, improved performance and increased efficiency are paramount. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)...
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| author | Kone, Jean-Paul Zhang, Xinyu Yan, Yuying Hu, Guilin Ahmadi, Goodarz |
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| description | A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an electrolytic cell that converts chemical energy of hydrogen reacting with oxygen into electrical energy. To meet increasingly stringent application needs, improved performance and increased efficiency are paramount. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an ideal means for achieving these improvements. In this paper, a comprehensive CFD-based tool that can accurately simulate the major transport phenomena which take place within a PEM fuel cell is presented. The tool is developed using OpenFOAM and it can be used to rapidly gain insights into the cell working processes. The base case results are compared with previous model results and experimental data. The present I-V curve shows better agreement with the experimental trend at low current densities. The simulation data also indicate that the chosen concentration constant has very significant impact on the concentration overpotential. |
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| spelling | nottingham-532322020-05-04T19:46:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53232/ CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM Kone, Jean-Paul Zhang, Xinyu Yan, Yuying Hu, Guilin Ahmadi, Goodarz A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an electrolytic cell that converts chemical energy of hydrogen reacting with oxygen into electrical energy. To meet increasingly stringent application needs, improved performance and increased efficiency are paramount. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an ideal means for achieving these improvements. In this paper, a comprehensive CFD-based tool that can accurately simulate the major transport phenomena which take place within a PEM fuel cell is presented. The tool is developed using OpenFOAM and it can be used to rapidly gain insights into the cell working processes. The base case results are compared with previous model results and experimental data. The present I-V curve shows better agreement with the experimental trend at low current densities. The simulation data also indicate that the chosen concentration constant has very significant impact on the concentration overpotential. Elsevier 2018-07-19 Article PeerReviewed Kone, Jean-Paul, Zhang, Xinyu, Yan, Yuying, Hu, Guilin and Ahmadi, Goodarz (2018) CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM. Energy Procedia, 145 . pp. 64-69. ISSN 1876-6102 Computational fluid dynamics; modelling; numerical; OpenFOAM; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; simulation http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.04.011 doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.04.011 doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.04.011 |
| spellingShingle | Computational fluid dynamics; modelling; numerical; OpenFOAM; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; simulation Kone, Jean-Paul Zhang, Xinyu Yan, Yuying Hu, Guilin Ahmadi, Goodarz CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title | CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title_full | CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title_fullStr | CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title_full_unstemmed | CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title_short | CFD modeling and simulation of PEM fuel cell using OpenFOAM |
| title_sort | cfd modeling and simulation of pem fuel cell using openfoam |
| topic | Computational fluid dynamics; modelling; numerical; OpenFOAM; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; simulation |
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