Mathematical modeling for fuel cells

Abdalla, Abdalla M.; Dawood, Mohamed K.; Hossain, Shahzad; Elsabahy, Mohamed M.; Elnaghi, Basem E.; Shaikh, Shabana P.S.; Азад, Абул Калам

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-85727-7.00006-0

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“…Based on that, mathematical modeling is a unique tool that has been created, which reduces the cost and dependency on repeated experimentation techniques. These needs are satisfied using CFD techniques to develop PCFCs [24,[38][39][40][41]. CFD tools help to study the transport processes and performance of PCFCs very quickly [35].…”

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Computational Fluid Dynamics for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell Stack Modeling: A Brief Review

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Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) are one of the promising and emerging technologies for future energy generation. PCFCs are operated at intermediate temperatures (450–750 °C) and exhibit many advantages over traditional high-temperature oxygen-ion conducting solid oxide fuel cells (O-SOFCs) because they are simplified, have a longer life, and have faster startup times. A clear understanding/analysis of their specific working parameters/processes is required to enhance the performance of PCFCs further. Many physical processes, such as heat transfer, species transport, fluid flow, and electrochemical reactions, are involved in the operation of the PCFCs. These parameters are linked with each other along with internal velocity, temperature, and electric field. In real life, a complex non-linear relationship between these process parameters and their respective output cannot be validated only using an experimental setup. Hence, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is an easier and more effective mathematical-based approach, which can easily change various geometric/process parameters of PCFCs and analyze their influence on its efficiency. This short review details the recent studies related to the application of CFD modeling in the PCFC system done by researchers to improve the electrochemical characteristics of the PCFC system. One of the crucial observations from this review is that the application of CFD modeling in PCFC design optimization is still much less than the traditional O-SOFC.

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