Title :
Modeling of transport phenomena in polymer electrolyte fuel cells
Author :
Suh, Dong Myung ; Park, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., State Univ. of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
A new one-dimensional model of MEA is developed, where the transport phenomena in the catalyst layer are modeled as boundary conditions for the adjacent layers, GDL and membrane. This approach can avoid the computational burden and maintain accurately the mass balance in the catalyst layer, the most complicated part of MEA. This model includes heat transfer and the phase change of water. This model is validated with experiment.
Keywords :
catalysts; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; MEA; PEMFC; catalyst layer; phase change; polymer electrolyte fuel cells; transport phenomena modeling; Biomembranes; Electrons; Fuel cells; Gases; Hydrogen; Polymers; Protons; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Water heating; Interface boundary model; MEA; Numerical model; PEMFC; Transport phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), 2010 12th IEEE Intersociety Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5342-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1087-9870
DOI :
10.1109/ITHERM.2010.5501277
