Design, Analysis and Development of a Proton Exchange Membrane in Fuel Cell

Abstract

This research presents the design and fabrication of a Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) utilising open pore cellular metal foam as the material for the flow plate. Efficient housing designs are suggested for both the hydrogen and oxygen sides, achieved by implementing. The study identifies the flow regime via the open pore cellular metal foam flow plate using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modelling and analysis techniques. Energy, environmental and economic analyzes (4E) and multi-objective optimization of a PEM fuel cell equipped with coolant channels Energy analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with an open-ended anode using agglomerate model: A CFD study A transient heat and mass transfer CFD simulation for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) with a dead-ended anode channel. This research can provide appropriate references and recommendations for future Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) flow channel designs. The performance improvements of flow channel designs become significant at elevated current density, and with the output voltage increasing to 25.8%. The estimated performance power of the fuel cell was 6W, meaning that it was unlikely that the 10W target would be achieved. In reality, the designs proved to have an excellent open circuit voltage of over 0.9V, however, the maximum current achieved was below the target, and thus limiting the power to only about 2.1 Watts. The purpose of this paper is to give a general theoretical guidance for current and future relevant R&D activities aiming at high-performance, durable, and low-cost fuel cells as well as a thorough overview of the issues, advancements, and perspectives of the flow-field designs for bipolar plates in PEMFC.