Abstract
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks can be severely poisoned by a trace amount of SO2 in the atmosphere, making it necessary to install an air filter to remove harmful contaminants from the cathode air. This study utilizes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate the influence of the diverse filter structure design containing combinations of inlet diversion tube length and outlet deflector shape on the hydrodynamics and adsorption performance of a cathode air filter by Fluent. Simulation results show that the air filter performance is enhanced with decreases in diversion tube length. Compared with the horizontal porous plate, the conical one increases the pressure drop and the SO2 adsorption dead zone area. Besides, an air filter prototype made based on the simulation results was applied to a 7 kW fuel cell sightseeing vehicle for the field test. The maximum voltage value of the stack is 73.1 V, the minimum is 67.6 V, and the maximum difference is 5.5 V when the fuel cell sightseeing vehicle runs at a constant speed of 20 km/h 77% of the voltage value is stable between 69 and 71 V, which proves the stable operation of the stack.
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