کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
193190 459764 2009 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Engineering model for coupling wicks and electroosmotic pumps with proton exchange membrane fuel cells for active water management
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی مهندسی شیمی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Engineering model for coupling wicks and electroosmotic pumps with proton exchange membrane fuel cells for active water management
چکیده انگلیسی

We present theoretical and experimental studies of an active water management system for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells that uses integrated wicks and electroosmotic (EO) pumps. The wicks and EO pumps act in concert to remove problematic excess liquid water from the fuel cell. In a previous paper, we showed that this system increases maximum power density by as much as 60% when operating with low air stoichiometric ratios and a parallel channel flow field. The theoretical model we develop here accounts for several key factors specific to optimizing system performance, including the wick's hydraulic resistance, the variation of water pH, and the EO pump's electrochemical reactions. We use this model to illustrate the favorable scaling of EO pumps with fuel cells for water management. In the experimental portion of this study, we prevent flooding by applying a constant voltage to the EO pump. We experimentally analyze the relationships between applied voltage, pump performance, and fuel cell performance. Further, we identify the minimum applied pump voltage necessary to prevent flooding. This study has wide applicability as it also identifies the relationship between active water removal rate and flooding prevention.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Electrochimica Acta - Volume 54, Issue 26, 1 November 2009, Pages 6223–6233
نویسندگان
, , ,