Open AccessCFD Simulation with Modeling on Fuel Cell Thermal Management Using Water Based SiO2, TIC and SIC Nanofluids
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.f8504.088619
Subject(s) - nanofluid , materials science , thermal , fuel cells , range (aeronautics) , nanomaterials , nuclear engineering , computational fluid dynamics , chemical engineering , mechanics , composite material , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , nanoparticle , engineering , physics
Computer codes stand built and practiced on water based SiO2 , TiC and SiC nanofluids. The situation visualizes on fuel cell heat management. It evaluates thermal field/contour besides fuel cell temperature. Ultimately, for all the quoted nanofluids, the fuel cells temperatures remain quite below the critical breakdown value of 356 K. Furthermore, for all the quoted nanofluids, the thermal fields/contours range between fuel cells edges and ambient values. Despite the resemblances in thermal fields/contours, the dissimilarities are in consequence of the deviances in thermophysical properties of enumerated nanomaterials. Besides, fuel cell temperatures of 342 K, 313 K and 322 K are observed with water based SiO2 , TiC and SiC nanofluids, respectively. In addition, the water based TiC nanofluid extracts optimum fuel cell heat management. Because, the water based TiC nanofluid also remains with the smallest resulting fuel cell temperature of 313 K.