Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction

Fan Bai; Pu He; Yu Tong Mu; Wen Quan Tao

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_54

Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction

Fan Bai, Pu He, Yu Tong Mu, Wen Quan Tao^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

Abstract

Nowadays, with the accelerating development of the hydrogen industry, the analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) attracts wide attention. Based on the research process of the authors’ team, the numerical models for PEMFC multi-physics analyses can be classified into three generations according to different thermal and liquid water assumptions. In this paper, the three generation numerical models are compared and analyzed under identical conditions. For the polarization curve, results suggest that under the studied condition, the simulating polarization curve using the third generation model fits best compared with the experimental one. Within the activation polarization control region, the three models result in nearly identical voltage. Within their respective ohmic polarization control regions, the three models result in similar voltage with a maximum relative deviation of 2.2%. Within the concentration polarization control regions, the first generation model will underestimate the concentration polarization while the second generation model will overestimate. For the liquid water, the third generation model can capture liquid saturation jump phenomenon well. The simulating liquid water saturation in the cathode catalyst layer using the second generation model is lower than that using the third generation model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023
Editors	Ali Cemal Benim, Rachid Bennacer, Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad, Paweł Ocłoń, Jan Taler, Sang-Ho Suh
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	601-611
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783031672408
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_54
Publication status	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, ICCHMT 2023 - Düsseldorf, Germany Duration: 4 Sept 2023 → 8 Sept 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, ICCHMT 2023
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Düsseldorf
Period	4/09/23 → 8/09/23

Keywords

3D Multi-Physics Simulation
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Three Generation Numerical Models

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Bai, F., He, P., Mu, Y. T., & Tao, W. Q. (2024). Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction. In A. C. Benim, R. Bennacer, A. A. Mohamad, P. Ocłoń, J. Taler, & S.-H. Suh (Eds.), Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023 (pp. 601-611). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_54

Bai, Fan ; He, Pu ; Mu, Yu Tong et al. / Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction. Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023. editor / Ali Cemal Benim ; Rachid Bennacer ; Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad ; Paweł Ocłoń ; Jan Taler ; Sang-Ho Suh. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 601-611 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction. / Bai, Fan; He, Pu; Mu, Yu Tong et al.
Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023. ed. / Ali Cemal Benim; Rachid Bennacer; Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad; Paweł Ocłoń; Jan Taler; Sang-Ho Suh. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 601-611 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Bai F, He P, Mu YT, Tao WQ. Comparison of the Three-Generation Numerical Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Multi-physics Prediction. In Benim AC, Bennacer R, Mohamad AA, Ocłoń P, Taler J, Suh SH, editors, Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 601-611. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_54

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