Numerical Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell with a Radial Serpentine Flow Field

Jian Mei; Jing Li; Xuan Meng; Teng Fei; Jinhai Jiang; Chuanyu Sun; Kai Song; Mingming Ge

doi:10.1109/CIEEC60922.2024.10583638

Numerical Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell with a Radial Serpentine Flow Field

Jian Mei
, Jing Li
, Xuan Meng
, Teng Fei
, Jinhai Jiang
, Chuanyu Sun^*
, Kai Song^*
, Mingming Ge

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology
Macau University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

The flow field structure of bipolar plates has an important impact on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Ideal flow field design improves water management capabilities and mass and heat transfer, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the fuel cell. This article combines the traditional serpentine flow channel (TSFF) and the radial flow channel to design the radial serpentine flow field (RSFF). CFD simulation shows that the current density of RSFF is increased by a maximum of 31.2% and the power density is increased by a maximum of 21.5% compared with TSFF. Moreover, due to the higher pressure drop, the water management capability of the flow field is improved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	5285-5290
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350359558
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CIEEC60922.2024.10583638
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th IEEE International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024 - Harbin, China Duration: 10 May 2024 → 12 May 2024

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Name	Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024

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Conference	7th IEEE International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024
Country/Territory	China
City	Harbin
Period	10/05/24 → 12/05/24

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

flow field
mass and heat transfer
numerical simulation
pressure drop
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
radial flow field
serpentine flow field
water mangement

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Mei, J., Li, J., Meng, X., Fei, T., Jiang, J., Sun, C., Song, K., & Ge, M. (2024). Numerical Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell with a Radial Serpentine Flow Field. In Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024 (pp. 5285-5290). (Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIEEC60922.2024.10583638

Mei, Jian ; Li, Jing ; Meng, Xuan et al. / Numerical Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell with a Radial Serpentine Flow Field. Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. pp. 5285-5290 (Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024).

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Numerical Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell with a Radial Serpentine Flow Field. / Mei, Jian; Li, Jing; Meng, Xuan et al.
Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. p. 5285-5290 (Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conference, CIEEC 2024).

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