Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Numerical Simulation on Cooling Plates in a Fuel Cell

연료전지 냉각판의 냉각 특성에 대한 수치해석적 연구

  • Kim, Yoon-Ho (Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Taek (Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Jung (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Chan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Jong-Min (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Ko, Jang-Myoun (Division of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Hanbat National University)
  • 김윤호 (고려대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 이용택 (고려대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 이규정 (고려대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김용찬 (고려대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 최종민 (한밭대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 고장면 (한밭대학교 응용화학생명공학부)
  • Published : 2007.01.10
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Abstract

The PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cell is one of the promising fuel cell systems as a new small power generating device for automobiles and buildings. The optimal design of cooling plates installed between MEA (membrane electrode assembly) is very important to achieve high performance and reliability of the PEMFC because it is very sensitive to temperature variations. In this study, six types of cooling plate models for the PEMFC including basic serpentine and parallel shapes were designed and their cooling performances were analyzed by using three-dimensional fluid dynamics with commercial software. The model 3 designed by revising the basic serpentine model represented the best cooling performance among them in the aspect of uniformity of temperature distribution and thermal reliability, The serpentine models showed higher pressure drop than the parallel models due to a higher flow rate.

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