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Amrit Singh Chandan - [email protected]
Arvin Mossadegh Pour – [email protected]
Modelling of a 5 Cell IT-PEFC Stack
24/10/2013 1 Comsol Conference
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PEFCs
H2
O2
H2O
e-
Catalyst Layers 24/10/2013 2 Comsol Conference
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Introduction
Design an MEA that
Operates at 120oC
Lowers BoP requirements
Be highly durable
Long Lasting
High Efficiency
High Power
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Flow Fields
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Gas Diffusion Layers
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Conventional
Carbon
Metallic
Foam
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The Model
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The Model
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Air In
Air Out
Parallel Flow Cooling Channels
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The Model
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Velocity
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Pressure
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Temperature
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Conclusions
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Integrated flow field/GDL:
Improved flow characteristics
Simplified thermal management
Increased system efficiency
Simpler system management
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Future Work
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Integrated flow field/GDL
Optimisation of stack flow
Optimisation of stack gas manifold
Optimisation of stack cooling
Further investigation into electrochemical importance of the GDL
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Acknowledgements • Professor Robert Steinberger-Wilckens
• Dr Neil Rees
• John Geoffery Maillard VI RotE OGL
• Scott Hardman
• Vikrant Venketaraman
• PEFC group
• Dr Edmund Dickinson (Comsol support)
• EPSRC
• RCUK
• Advantage WM
04/09/2012
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Thank You For Listening!
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Amrit Singh Chandan
[email protected] 24/10/2013 Comsol Conference