Effects of heat and water transport on the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell under high current density operation

被引:58
作者
Tabuchi, Yuichiro [1 ]
Shiomi, Takeshi [1 ]
Aoki, Osamu [1 ]
Kubo, Norio [1 ]
Shinohara, Kazuhiko [1 ]
机构
[1] Nissan Motor Co Ltd, EV Syst Lab, Nissan Res Ctr, Kanagawa 2378523, Japan
关键词
PEMFC; Water management; Neutron radiography; Multiphase mixture model; PREDICTION; SATURATION; MEDIA; SETUP;
D O I
10.1016/j.electacta.2010.08.070
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Key challenges to the acceptance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for automobiles are the cost reduction and improvement in its power density for compactness. In order to get the solution, the further improvement in a fuel cell performance is required. In particular, under higher current density operation, water and heat transport in PEMFCs has considerable effects on the cell performance. In this study, the impact of heat and water transport on the cell performance under high current density was investigated by experimental evaluation of liquid water distribution and numerical validation. Liquid water distribution in MEA between rib and channel area is evaluated by neutron radiography. In order to neglect the effect of liquid water in gas channels and reactant species concentration distribution in the flow direction, the differential cell was used in this study. Experimental results suggested that liquid water under the channel was dramatically changed with rib/channel width. From the numerical study, it is found that the change of liquid water distribution was significantly affected by temperature distribution in MEA between rib and channel area. In addition, not only heat transport but also water transport through the membrane also significantly affected the cell performance under high current density operation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:352 / 360
页数:9
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