Title :
CFD analysis of temperature distribution of PEM type fuel cell
Author :
Kacor, Petr ; Minarik, Daniel ; Moldrik, Petr
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., VSB - Tech. Univ. of Ostrava, Poruba, Czech Republic
Abstract :
The paper deals with analysis of temperature rise in a fuel cell module using the CFD numerical model. The module is based on a low-temperature fuel cell with polymer electrolytic membrane. There is a simulation of stable condition, when the cell supplies constant output and the system generates waste heat exhausted through the cooling fins. The aim of analysis was to find potential problematic spots with higher temperature rise values. The results of simulation serve for design of an optimal cooling for the fuel cell.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; cooling; modules; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; temperature distribution; waste heat; CFD analysis; PEM type fuel cell; computational fluid dynamics; cooling fin; fuel cell module; low-temperature fuel cell; polymer electrolytic membrane; temperature distribution; waste heat; Atmospheric modeling; Computational fluid dynamics; Cooling; Fuel cells; Heating; Solid modeling; Temperature distribution; CFD; Conjugate Heat Transfer; Fuel Cell; PEM; Temperature Rise;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Power Engineering (EPE), 2015 16th International Scientific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kouty nad Desnou
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2015.7161128
