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Optimization of Cathode Flow Field Design for a PEMFC with Six Sigma Technique

Six sigma 기법을 이용한 PEMFC Cathode 유로설계 최적화

  • Kim, Sun-Hoe (Dept. of New Energy & Resource Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Sangji Univ.)
  • 김선회 (상지대학교 신에너지.자원공학과)
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

Six sigma methode was applied for optimization of flow field design of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The optimization between number of channel and channel/rib width was suggested in this paper with six sigma method. With the help of six sigma design of experiment (DOE) the number of experiments may be reduced dramatically. The fuel cell channel design optimization with results of these experiments with a 100 $cm^2$ serpentine flow field indicates a optimization data for a given constant operating conditions.

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