Transient two-dimensional model of heat and mass transfer in a PEM fuel cell membrane

Dadda, Bachir; Abboudi, Saïd; Ghezal, Abderrahmane

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.03.142

Cited by 20 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This phenomenon has been verified by numerous thermal models (Djilali and Lu, 2002;Ju et al, 2005;Steinkamp et al, 2008;Falcao et al, 2009;Xing et al, 2014). This phenomenon is also supported by the temperature distribution illustrated in the models (Matamoros and Bruggemann, 2006;Burheim et al, 2013;Dadda et al, 2013Dadda et al, , 2014, in which the maximum temperature is located in the membrane close to the CCL. However, Ramousse et al (2009) suggested that the oxygen reduction reaction is endothermic.…”

Section: Heat Sources and Temperature In Pemfcssupporting

confidence: 61%

“…The temperature distribution in fuel cells is generally expected to be nonuniform because of heat generation. This nonuniformity is embodied in distributions not only across fuel cells, but also on the in-plane direction of components, e.g., the nonuniform temperature distribution on the membrane presented by Dadda et al (2013Dadda et al ( , 2014. The temperature increases from the anode to the membrane and then decreases from the membrane to the cathode.…”

Section: Heat Sources and Temperature In Pemfcsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Liu

Guo

et al. 2015

Interfac Phenom Heat Transfer

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Water transport and heat transfer are two critical issues for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) commercialization. Proper water and heat management ensure a sufficient reactant transport to reaction sites and high operating temperature, which requires good understanding of water and heat transport in PEMFCs. In this paper, previous studies about interfacial phenomena related to water transport and heat transfer in PEMFCs are reviewed. The interfacial phenomena in different components are discussed in detail. Experimental works have been conducted to visually observe the liquid water interface in PEMFCs. However, difficulty still remains for investigations of interfacial phenomena. Modeling works on interfacial phenomena in PEMFCs involve lattice Boltzmann, pore network, level set, and volume-of-fluid approaches. Different approaches have been applied for different components of PEMFC, and the liquid water interface can be located in all these approaches. Heat transfer in PEMFCs is also introduced. Various heat sources result in diverse heat transfer phenomena and nonuniform temperature distribution in PEMFCs. The components significantly influence heat transfer in PEMFCs. Coupled heat and water transport is a major issue for PEMFC management, and the heat pipe effect has been identified as an important mechanism of coupled heat and water transport. Cooling is important for PEMFC heat management, especially for PEMFCs with a large active area, high temperature, and stack.

show abstract

Section: Heat Sources and Temperature In Pemfcssupporting

confidence: 61%

Section: Heat Sources and Temperature In Pemfcsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Liu

Guo

et al. 2015

Interfac Phenom Heat Transfer

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The results show that the GDL thermal conductivity strongly impacts PEM temperature rise, and thus plays an important role in coupled thermal and water management of PEMFC. Dadda et al carried out a numerical study of heat and mass transfer within the membrane of a PEMFC [64]. A transient twodimensional model was developed and used to find the temperature and water concentration profiles corresponding to different flow parameters and boundary conditions.…”

Section: Heat Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[71,110]. Dynamic simulations generally are based on a set of differential equations providing numerical solutions for the topic of interest and are widely used because they save from doing expensive experiments and tests; they are cost effective and accelerate fuel cell development considerably [64,111].…”

Section: Thermal Modellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on management, mechanisms and modelling of thermal processes in PEMFC

Bvumbe¹,

Bujło²,

Tolj³

et al. 2016

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the energy sector that is mostly based on fossil fuels, researchers are looking for a clean alternative of our existing energy sources. Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells, and in particular Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) have emerged as a leading candidate for transportation as well as stationary and portable applications. Due to the irreversibility of the electrochemical reactions and ohmic heating in the fuel cell components, the PEMFC produces a significant amount of heat and this heat has to be removed in order to avoid cell or stack overheating. In this paper, a review of the key heat transfer mechanisms and the various cooling strategies that are available for heat removal from PEMFCs are presented. Due to the interrelated nature and difficulty of conducting in-situ thermal measurements on the operating PEMFCs, computational modelling provides a fast and efficient way of designing PEMFC cooling systems and understanding the heat transfer mechanisms. Therefore PEMFC thermal modelling is also highlighted together with present challenges and potential areas for further research and development works.

show abstract

“…In 2013, Dadda et al [123] showed that temperature took less than 10 s to reach steady state at the inlet, while at the outlet, it took about 70 s to reach steady state. However, these values would remain dependent on the flow rates of the reacting gases, stoichiometry, current density, rate of heat generation and coolant flow rates.…”

Section: Temperature Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%