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Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Pressure Drop in a Bipolar Plate channel of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

연료전지 분리판 압력손실 감소를 위한 수치해석 및 실험적 연구

  • Kim, Hee-Su (Korea Insititute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Kang, Kyung-Tae (Korea Insititute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Choi, Yun-Ki (School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Su-Dong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ. of Technology and education)
  • 김희수 (한국생산기술연구원) ;
  • 강경태 (한국생산기술연구원) ;
  • 최윤기 (한양대학교 대학원 기계공학부) ;
  • 이수동 (한국기술교육대학교 대학원 기계공학부)
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

Fuel cell makes electricity through chemical reaction. Bipolar-plate distribute hydrogen, oxidation using channel geometry condensation of water vapor inside channels of bipolar-plates lowers efficiency of fuel cell. Usually high pressured gas supply is used to solve the water condensation problem with serpentine type channel geometry. In this study, a new channel geometry shows feasible to minimize lowering efficiency due to water condensation through numerical and experimental analysis.

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