The Effects of Mass Transfer Parameters on the Modeling of A PEM Fuel Cell

Author

Mahinpey, Nader ; Jagannathan, Arulkumar ; Idem, Raphael

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Regina, Regina, SK

fYear

2006

fDate

10-12 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

A detailed steady-state isothermal two-dimensional model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell has been developed. This multi-component transport model coupled with flow in porous medium, charge balance, electrochemical kinetics and water movement in the membrane was solved using a finite element method. The solution was able to show the movement of water in the membrane by electro osmotic drags, the effects of channel width and bipolar plate shoulder dimensions, porosity, and relative humidity of the inlet steam of the anode and dry air on the cathode side.

Keywords

anodes; cathodes; humidity; mass transfer; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; PEM fuel cell modeling; anode; bipolar plate shoulder dimensions; cathode side; electro osmotic drags; electrochemical kinetics; finite element method; mass transfer parameters effects; porosity; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; relative humidity; steady-state isothermal two-dimensional model; steam inlet; Anodes; Biomembranes; Cathodes; Finite element methods; Fuel cells; Humidity; Isothermal processes; Kinetic theory; Protons; Steady-state; Femlab; PEMcell; channel-should ratio; humidified fuel; single phase;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

EIC Climate Change Technology, 2006 IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0218-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0218-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EICCCC.2006.277198

Filename

4057328