In this paper, heat and mass balances of the intercooler in a 100 kW Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) system are analyzed by employing a commercial software IPSEpro. The compressor, ambient temperature, the humidification method and the PEMFCs cathode operating temperature were considered as the parameters influencing the heat and mass balances in the intercooler. Parametric studies of the heat and mass balances in the intercooler are carried out with various values of the parameters, such as operating pressure, air mass flow rate, compressor efficiency, ambient air temperature, cathode operating temperature and H2O injection temperature for the humidification, etc. As indicated in the paper, in the system with either high ambient temperature, high operating pressure, low cathode operating temperature or internal humidification, the required heat transfer rate in the intercooler is large. However, evaporation of H2O for the humidification contributes to reduction of the required heat transfer rate.
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ASME 2005 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
May 23–25, 2005
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nanotechnology Institute
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0-7918-3764-5
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Heat and Mass Balances of an Intercooler in PEM Fuel Cell Systems
Takamasa Ito,
Takamasa Ito
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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Jinliang Yuan,
Jinliang Yuan
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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Bengt Sunde´n
Bengt Sunde´n
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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Takamasa Ito
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
Jinliang Yuan
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
Bengt Sunde´n
Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
Paper No:
FUELCELL2005-74031, pp. 223-229; 7 pages
Published Online:
October 13, 2008
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Ito, T, Yuan, J, & Sunde´n, B. "Heat and Mass Balances of an Intercooler in PEM Fuel Cell Systems." Proceedings of the ASME 2005 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. May 23–25, 2005. pp. 223-229. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2005-74031
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