Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance

Electrochemical performance optimization of a conventional solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been massively performed with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling but it’s usage in a proton conducting fuel cell (PCFC) is still minimal. PCFC is a category of SOFC but with proton conductor as e...

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Main Authors: Lidyayatty Abdul Malik, Ang, Lee Sin, Nafisah Osman, Oskar Hasdinor Hassan, Abdul Mutalib Jani
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/
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author Lidyayatty Abdul Malik,
Ang, Lee Sin
Nafisah Osman,
Oskar Hasdinor Hassan,
Abdul Mutalib Jani,
author_facet Lidyayatty Abdul Malik,
Ang, Lee Sin
Nafisah Osman,
Oskar Hasdinor Hassan,
Abdul Mutalib Jani,
author_sort Lidyayatty Abdul Malik,
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description Electrochemical performance optimization of a conventional solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been massively performed with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling but it’s usage in a proton conducting fuel cell (PCFC) is still minimal. PCFC is a category of SOFC but with proton conductor as electrolyte instead of oxygen-ion conductor in a conventional SOFC. The fabrication of high electrochemical performance of PCFC is desirable because of its ability to operate at lower temperature. The objective of this short review study is to explore the possibilities of CFD modelling application to improve electrochemical performance of a PCFC system. Some CFD study that have been done to SOFC and PCFC were reviewed. One main finding from this short review is that the application of CFD modelling in PCFC design optimization is still minimal. There is a lack of studies that focus on the impact of PCFC anode microstructure on transport phenomena of the PCFC; for example on gas diffusion. It was also found that CFD modelling software Ansys Fluent with add-on Fluent SOFC module that is widely applied to conventional oxygen-ion SOFC need to be modify using User Defined Function (UDF) in order to be used in PCFC system.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:171942021-07-27T02:05:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/ Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance Lidyayatty Abdul Malik, Ang, Lee Sin Nafisah Osman, Oskar Hasdinor Hassan, Abdul Mutalib Jani, Electrochemical performance optimization of a conventional solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been massively performed with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling but it’s usage in a proton conducting fuel cell (PCFC) is still minimal. PCFC is a category of SOFC but with proton conductor as electrolyte instead of oxygen-ion conductor in a conventional SOFC. The fabrication of high electrochemical performance of PCFC is desirable because of its ability to operate at lower temperature. The objective of this short review study is to explore the possibilities of CFD modelling application to improve electrochemical performance of a PCFC system. Some CFD study that have been done to SOFC and PCFC were reviewed. One main finding from this short review is that the application of CFD modelling in PCFC design optimization is still minimal. There is a lack of studies that focus on the impact of PCFC anode microstructure on transport phenomena of the PCFC; for example on gas diffusion. It was also found that CFD modelling software Ansys Fluent with add-on Fluent SOFC module that is widely applied to conventional oxygen-ion SOFC need to be modify using User Defined Function (UDF) in order to be used in PCFC system. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/1/04.pdf Lidyayatty Abdul Malik, and Ang, Lee Sin and Nafisah Osman, and Oskar Hasdinor Hassan, and Abdul Mutalib Jani, (2020) Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 32 (4). pp. 587-590. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-324-2020/
spellingShingle Lidyayatty Abdul Malik,
Ang, Lee Sin
Nafisah Osman,
Oskar Hasdinor Hassan,
Abdul Mutalib Jani,
Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title_full Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title_fullStr Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title_full_unstemmed Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title_short Short review on the suitability of CFD modeling for Proton conducting fuel cell performance
title_sort short review on the suitability of cfd modeling for proton conducting fuel cell performance
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17194/1/04.pdf