Optimization of PEMFC with three pass interdigitated flow channel for performance enhancement

Authors

  • Dr.V. Lakshminarayanan Department of Mechanical Engineering, KGISL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India – 641035
  • Dr. P. Senthil Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Telangana, India – 502313
  • Jobin.C. Varghese Department of Mechanical Engineering, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Telangana, India – 502313,

Keywords:

Interdigitated, CFD, design parameter, PEMFC, optimization, performance

Abstract

The design and operating parameters influenced the performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). This research work shows, among the various operating parameters, the operating temperature ,pressure, stoichiometric ratio of hydrogen and oxygen (inlet) mass flow rate and design parameter like deferent landing to channel width ratio(L:C) on 49 cm2 three pass interdigitated flow channel of the PEMFC is studied. The analysis was carried out by ansys fluent CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and optimization was done by Taguchi method using Minitab 17 software. Based on the optimization study, the L: C- 1:2 have given 0.211 W/cm2maximum power density on PEMFC performance and square of response factor (R2) was achieved as 99.12 %.

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Published

2018-08-22

How to Cite

Lakshminarayanan, D., Kumar, D. P. S. ., & Varghese, J. (2018). Optimization of PEMFC with three pass interdigitated flow channel for performance enhancement. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 4(8), 602–607. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/896

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2018): Vol. 4 No. 8: Volume 4 Issue 8 (August-2018)

Section

Articles