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Inaugural US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference-Renewable Energy 2009 (UECTC 2009 Proceedings)Available to Purchase
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Y. Tao
Y. Tao
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C. Ma
C. Ma
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ISBN:
9780791802908
No. of Pages:
1200
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2009

In the present work, three-dimensional CFD modelings of flow, heat transfer and electrochemical processes in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are performed for the purpose of improving PEM fuel cell efficiency. Different designs were examined and a new bipolar plate design was proposed. The predicted results from the developed model were first compared with the available measurements, and very good agreement was achieved. Numerical results showed that flow field distributions inside the cell can be greatly improved with the proposed PEMFC design and the polarization curve of the PEM fuel cell can be greatly enhanced compared with the baseline design.

Abstract
Introduction
PEMFC Model
Numerical Methods
Results and Discussions
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
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