A NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF GAS FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS

References

• Yi , J. S. and Nguyen , T. V. 1998 . An Along-the-Channel Model for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells . J. Electrochem. Soc. , 145 : 1149 – 1159 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nguyen , T. V. and While , R. E. 1993 . A Water and Heat Management Model for Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells . J. Electrochem. Soc. , 140 : 2178 – 2186 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Um , S. , Wang , C. Y. and Chen , K. S. 2000 . Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells . J. Electrochem. Soc. , 147 : 4485 – 4493 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• He , W. , Yi , J. S. and Nguyen , T. V. 2000 . Two-Phase Flow Model of the Cathode of PEM Fuel Cells Using Interdigitated Flow Fields . AIChE J. , 46 : 2053 – 2064 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shimpalee , S. and Dutta , S. 2000 . Numerical Prediction of Temperature Distribution in PEM Fuel Cells . Numer Heat Transfer A , 38 : 111 – 128 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Poulikakos , D. and Kazmierczak , M. 1987 . Forced Convection in a Duct Partially Filled with a Porous Material . ASME J. Heat Transfer , 109 : 653 – 662 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan , J. , Rokni , M. and Sunden , B. 2001 . Buoyancy Effects on Developing Laminar Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rectangular Fuel Cell Duct . Numer Heat Transfer A , 39 : 801 – 822 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan , J. , Rokni , M. and Sunden , B. 2001 . “ Effects of Heated Wall on Mixed Convective Flow and Heat Transfer in a Fuel Cell Duct ” . In Solid Oxide Fuel Cells VII (SOFC VII). The Electrochemical Society , Edited by: Yokokawa , H. and Singhal , S. C. 922 – 931 . USA : Pennington .
   Google Scholar
• You , L. and Liu , H. 2001 . A Two-phase and Multi-component Model for the Cathode of PEM Fuel Cells. Proc. 2001 ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition , 1 – 10 . New York : IMECE2001/HTD-24273 .
   Google Scholar
• Nguyen , T. V. 2000 . Modeling Two-Phase Flow in the Porous Electrodes of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using the Interdigitated Flow Fields . Electrochem. Soc. Proc. , 99-14 : 222 – 241 .
   Google Scholar
• Davidson , L. and Farhanieh , B. 1991 . CALC_BFC. Publication 92/4. Department of Thermo-and Fluid Dynamics, Chalmers University of Technology , Sweden : Göteborg .
   Google Scholar
• Rokni , M. 1998 . Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Complex Ducts, Doctoral thesis. ISSN 1104-7747. Div. of Heat Transfer, Lund Institute of Technology , Sweden : Lund .
   Google Scholar
• Yuan , J. , Rokni , M. and Sunden , B. 2003 . Combined Mass Suction and Buoyancy Effects on Heal Transfer and Gas Flow in a Flow Cell Duct . Numer Heat Transfer A , 43 : 341 – 366 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan , J. , Rokni , M. and Sunden , B. 2003 . Three-Dimensional Computational Analysis of Gas and Heat Transport Phenomena in Ducts Relevant for Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells . Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer , 45 ( 6 ) : 809 – 821 .
   Google Scholar
• Kazim , A. , Liu , H. T. and Forges , P. 1999 . Modelling of Performance of PEM Fuel Cells with Conventional and Interdigitated Flow Fields . J. Appl. Electrochem. , 29 : 1409 – 1416 .
   Google Scholar
• Voss , H. H. , Wilkinson , D. P. , Pickup , P. G. , Johnson , M. C. and Basura , V . 1995 . Anode Water Removal: A Water Management and Diagnostic Technique for Solid Polymer Fuel Cells. Electrochim . Acta , 40 : 321 – 328 .
   Google Scholar
• Dutta , S. , Shimpalee , S. and Zee , J. W. V. 2000 . Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Straight Channel PEM Fuel Cells . J. Appl. Electrochem. , 30 : 135 – 146 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lavric , I. , Staiti , P. , Novak , P. and Hocevar , S. 2001 . Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Phosphotungstic Electrolyte-Based Fuel Cell (PWAFC) . J. Power Sources , 96 : 303 – 320 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Alazmi , B. and Vafai , K. 2001 . Analysis of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Interfacial Conditions between a Porous Medium and a Fluid Layer . Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer , 44 : 1735 – 1749 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh , D. , Lu , D. M. and Djilali , N. 1999 . A Two-Dimensional Analysis of Mass Transport in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells . Int. J. Eng. Sci. , 37 : 431 – 442 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Okada , T. , Xie , G. and Meeg , M. 1998 . Simulation for Water Management in Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells . Electrochim. Acta , 43 : 2141 – 2155 .
   Google Scholar
• Alkam , M. K. , Al-Nimr , M. A. and Hamdan , M. O. 2001 . Enhancing Heat Transfer in Parallel-Plate Channels by Using Porous Inserts . Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer , 44 : 931 – 938 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan , J. , Rokni , M. and Sunden , B. 2001 . Simulation of Fully Developed Laminar Heat and Mass Transfer in Fuel Cell Ducts with Different Cross Sections . Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer , 44 : 4047 – 4058 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang , Z. H. , Wang , C. Y. and Chen , K. S. 2001 . Two-Phase Flow and Transport in the Air Cathode of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells . J. Power Sources , 94 : 40 – 50 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yi , J. S. and Nguyen , T. V. 1999 . Multicomponent Transport in Porous Electrodes of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using the Interdigitated Gas Distributors . J. Electrochem. Soc. , 146 : 38 – 45 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar