04/02816 Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematicalmodel for PEM fuel cell: Part II. Analysis and discussion of the internal transport mechanisms

2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 399
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Transport Mechanisms ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Internal Transport

Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematical model for PEM fuel cell: Part I. Model development

2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1861-1882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingruo Hu ◽  
Anzhong Gu ◽  
Minghua Wang ◽  
Xinjian Zhu ◽  
Lijun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

Two-Phase Flow Pressure Drop Measurement in PEM Fuel Cell Flow Channels

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Mortazavi ◽  
Kazuya Tajiri
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Flow Channels ◽  
Mass Fluxes ◽  
Flow Pressure

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells produce power with water and heat as inevitable byproducts. Accumulated liquid water within gas channel blocks the reactant flow and cause pressure drop along the gas channel. It is of extreme importance to accurately predict the liquid and gas two-phase flow pressure drop in PEM fuel cell flow channels. This pressure drop can be considered as an in-situ diagnostic tool that reveals information about the amount of liquid water accumulated within the flow channels. In this paper, the two-phase flow pressure drops are measured in ex-situ PEM fuel cell parallel flow channels. The pressure drops were measured for air mass fluxes of 2.4–6.3kg/m2s and water mass fluxes of 0.0071–1.28kg/m2s. These mass fluxes correspond to 2–5.33m/s and 7.14 × 10−6 – 0.0012m/s air and water superficial velocities, respectively. The measured two-phase flow pressure drops are then compared with different two-phase flow pressure drop models. Qualitative and quantitative comparison between the experimental results and existing models is provided in this work.

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