Open AccessPerformance Performance Analysis of Tubular PEM Fuel Cell Models and Thermal Analysis of Base Model using Ethylene Glycol-Water Mixture as a Coolant
Author(s) -
Tejas Ambekar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2022.40035
Subject(s) - proton exchange membrane fuel cell , coolant , operating temperature , anode , materials science , nuclear engineering , cathode , volumetric flow rate , ethylene glycol , chemical engineering , mechanics , thermodynamics , chemistry , fuel cells , mechanical engineering , engineering , electrode , physics
Abstract: This work aims towards the simulation of Various proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) models to investigate the effects of operating parameters such as temperature, pressure, anode flow levels and cathode reactants, component types, cooling temperatures in the performance of a modified fuel cell. The basic model and the tubular model are developed in modelling software based on the size of the parameter later simulated using the addon module in the Ansys software. The Addon module is specifically designed to mimic a different type of fuel cell. The simulated model of cell power output showed positive compliance with experimental results taken from the literature and revealed that the operating pressure, temperature, and flow rate of reactants positively affect the function of the Fuel cell. The results also showed that the cooling temperature of the coolant indicates higher concentrations of current congestion compared to the base model without cooling. Corrective results obtained from the effect of temperature on cell function showed that the fuel cell temperature favor both cell function and efficiency. It can therefore be assumed that the efficiency of the cell is strongly influenced by operating temperature, pressure, cooling temperature, fuel flow rate and oxidant. Keywords: PEM fuel cell, Current density, tubular fuel cell, addon-module.