Development of a variable-porosity metal-foam model for the next fuel cells flow-distributors

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.11.058

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	Development of a variable-porosity metal-foam model for the next fuel cells flow-distributors
	Kermani, M. J.1,2,3; Moein-Jahromi, M.4; Hasheminasab, M. R.2; Wei, L.1; Guo, J.1; Jiang, F. M.1
	2022-01-22
发表期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
ISSN	0360-3199
卷号	47 期号:7 页码:4772-4792
通讯作者	Kermani, M. J.(mkermani@aut.ac.ir) ; Jiang, F. M.(jiangfm@ms.giec.ac.cn)
摘要	Enhancing volumetric power density (VPD), for fuel cell vehicles or combined heat and power systems, has always been a determined desired goal. To give an idea, the present VPD = 5.5 kW L-1 for 2020 Toyota-MIRAI, is targeted to 9.0 kW L-1 by 2040 by Japan. The present research proposes that the conventional GDL + ribbed/channel setup, e.g. in parallel-serpentine (PS) bipolar-plates (BPPs), to be replaced by functionally graded porous material (FGPM) or variable-porosity metal-foam (VPMF) flow distributors. For the present comparative study, at cell current density 1 A/cm(2), the fuel cell with FGPM flow-distributor provides over 80% enhancements in VPD, w.r.t. the PS cases. The enhancement is even higher at higher currents densities. The present manuscript contains three parts: (1) development of a novel protocol to design FGPMs for flow distributors. Through several examples, it has been shown that the designed FGPM reduces the flow resistances towards, and from-the concave corner areas. Hence, flow can reach-to, and leave-from these corners effectively; (2) application of the noted FGPM protocol to fuel cells, in which a three-dimensional and two-phase computational fluid dynamics model has been used to compare the performances of the FGPM flow-distributors with conventional channel/ribbed PS cases; and finally (3) guidelines are proposed on how to manufacture the FGPM flow-distributor. The present model opens a new era in designing flow-distributors for FCs and can be applied to both graphite and metallic BPPs. (C) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	Variable-porosity model Functionally graded porous material (FGPM) Metal foam Volumetric-power-density Streamlines customization Uniform velocity distribution
DOI	10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.11.058
关键词[WOS]	PORE CELLULAR FOAM ; FIELD DESIGN ; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ; WATER MANAGEMENT ; CHANNEL ; SIMULATION ; ENHANCEMENT ; UNIFORMITY ; BLOCKAGES
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Chemistry ; Electrochemistry ; Energy & Fuels
WOS类目	Chemistry, Physical ; Electrochemistry ; Energy & Fuels
WOS记录号	WOS:000768903900008
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
引用统计	被引频次：8[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/36009
专题	中国科学院广州能源研究所
通讯作者	Kermani, M. J.; Jiang, F. M.
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Energy Convers, Lab Adv Energy Syst, CAS Key Lab Renewable Energy, 2 Nengyuan Rd,Wushan St, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China 2.Amirkabir Univ Technol AUT, Tehran Polytech, Dept Mech Engn, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran 158754413, Iran 3.Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie & Wasserstoff Forsch Z, Ctr Solar Energy & Hydrogen Res, Helmholtz Str 8, D-89081 Ulm, Germany 4.Jahrom Univ, Dept Mech Engn, POB 74135-111, Jahrom, Iran
第一作者单位	中国科学院广州能源研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kermani, M. J.,Moein-Jahromi, M.,Hasheminasab, M. R.,et al. Development of a variable-porosity metal-foam model for the next fuel cells flow-distributors[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY,2022,47(7):4772-4792.
APA	Kermani, M. J.,Moein-Jahromi, M.,Hasheminasab, M. R.,Wei, L.,Guo, J.,&Jiang, F. M..(2022).Development of a variable-porosity metal-foam model for the next fuel cells flow-distributors.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY,47(7),4772-4792.
MLA	Kermani, M. J.,et al."Development of a variable-porosity metal-foam model for the next fuel cells flow-distributors".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 47.7(2022):4772-4792.