Nature inspired flow field designs for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

被引：122

作者：

Arvay, A. ^{[1
]}

French, J. ^{[1
]}

Wang, J. -C. ^{[1
]}

Peng, X. -H. ^{[2
]}

Kannan, A. M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Arizona State Univ, Dept Engn, Fuel Cell Lab, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA

[2] Arizona State Univ, Sch Letters & Sci, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY | 2013年 / 38卷 / 09期

关键词：

Gas transport; Water transport; Nature inspired flow fields; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Computational fluid dynamics; BIPOLAR PLATES; PEMFC PERFORMANCE; SINGLE-SERPENTINE; CHANNEL DESIGNS; MODEL; DISTRIBUTOR; DYNAMICS; SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.12.149

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Nature inspired flow field designs for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a relatively recent development in the technology evolution. These novel designs have the potential to show dramatic performance improvements by effective distribution of reactant gases without water flooding. Optimization of a flow field requires balancing gas distribution, water management, electron transport, pressure drop and manufacturing simplicity. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation studies are a useful tool for evaluating nature inspired flow field designs; however, the predictions should be used with caution until validated by an experimental study. Nature inspired flow field designs can be generated using formal mathematical algorithms or by making heuristic modifications to existing natural structures. This paper reviews the current state of nature inspired PEMFC flow field designs and discusses the challenges in evaluating these designs. Copyright (C) 2013, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：3717 / 3726

页数：10

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