Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers (한국공작기계학회논문집)

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A Study on the Optimization of Fuel-Cell Stack Design

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  • 홍민성 (아주대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 김종민 (아주대학교 기계공학과 대학원)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

Feul-Cell system consists of fuel reformer, stack and energy translator. Among these parts, stack is a core part which produces electricity directly. In order to set a stack module, fabrication of appropriate stack, design of water flow path in stack and control of coolant are needed. Especially, oater or air is used as a coolant to dissipate heat. The different temperature of each electric cell after cooling affects the performance of the stack. Therefore, it is necessary that the relationship between coolant hearing rate, width of stack, properties of stack, and the shape of water flow path must be understood. For the optimal design, the computational simulation by CFD-ACE has been conducted and the resulting database has been constructed.

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