Distributed parameter model simulation tool for PEM fuel cells

Sarmiento-Carnevali, Maria; Serra, Maria; Batlle, Carles

Distributed parameter model simulation tool for PEM fuel cells

journal contribution

posted on 2018-01-26, 16:35 authored by Maria Sarmiento-Carnevali, Maria Serra, Carles Batlle

In this work, a simulation tool for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) has been developed, based on a distributed parameter model. The tool is designed to perform studies of time and space variations in the direction of the gas channels. Results for steady-state and dynamic simulations for a single cell of one channel are presented and analyzed. Considered variables are concentrations of reactants, pressures, temperatures, humidification, membrane water content, current density, among others that have significant effects on the performance and durability of PEMFC.

Funding

This work has been supported by National Project MESPEM with reference DPI2011-25649 and european project PUMA MIND.

History

School

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volume

39

Issue

8

Pages

4044 - 4052

Citation

SARMIENTO-CARNEVALI, M.L., SERRA, M. and BATLLE, C., 2013. Distributed parameter model simulation tool for PEM fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (8), pp. 4044-4052.

Publisher

Elsevier © Hydrogen Energy Publications

Version

AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2013

Notes

This paper was published in the journal International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.015.