Cooling system is essential for high power fuel cells to maintain cells temperature in an acceptable limit. In this paper a suitable cooling system for the PEM fuel cell has been designed and optimized. The design includes the number of the cooling plates, the proper circuit of the cooling channels in the plates, the channel dimensions, the flow rate of the cooling fluid and its temperature. The optimization technique is minimization of the entropy generation through the cooling plates. The design of the cooling channels and plates is such that the plate temperature doesn’t exceed from a desired temperature and the temperature variation in the plate becomes minimized. In this design, the coolant has a minimum pressure drop and the system needs minimum pumping power.
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ASME 2005 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
May 23–25, 2005
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
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Optimization of the PEM Fuel Cell Cooling System by Entropy Generation Minimization
L. Sharifian,
L. Sharifian
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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M. H. Saidi
M. H. Saidi
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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L. Sharifian
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
M. H. Saidi
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Paper No:
FUELCELL2005-74124, pp. 441-448; 8 pages
Published Online:
October 13, 2008
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Sharifian, L, & Saidi, MH. "Optimization of the PEM Fuel Cell Cooling System by Entropy Generation Minimization." 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. 441-448. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2005-74124
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